Balzac And The Little Chinese Seamstress

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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress does not appear to be a fairy tale on the surface but by looking deeper the reader discovers that there are many elements within the story that replicate that of a fairy tale. The characters and the plot line both show elements of a fairy tale. The characters take on the roles of typical characters in fairy tales and the plot has romantic lines. The characters fall in love with the princess and take on dangerous obstacles in order to win her love. Even though the novel does not seem like a fairy tale, there are hidden features within the story that make it a fairy tale.
In Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress the characters represent the characters in fairy tales. The king of the novel is the Little

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