Heartless Reflection

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Heartless, a fictional book by Marissa Meyer, a fairy tale retold about the coming of the Queen of Hearts, was absolutely phenomenal. The story reeled me in from the very beginning, describing the crafting of a delicious baked good. The narrative proceeded to follow the perspective of Cath, or Catherine, an extremely talented baker who dreams of opening a bakery with her best friend/maid Mary Ann, but the expectations and responsibilities of being the daughter of the Marquess and Marchioness of Rock Turtle Cove, have other plans for her life. When the looming possibility of the King proposing to Catherine is at hand, she meets the mysterious, fetching court jester, Jest and all she knows is thrown out the window. Although Cath doesn’t wish …show more content…

Although I mostly enjoyed Catherine, and how others have stated already, I couldn’t help but find her a bit petty and contemptible with her constant complaining about her noble life, but I could also see why she felt this way. Her wishes, constantly ignored, and she lived in a highly sexist environment. Still, as much as Cath wants to avoid marrying the King, she doesn’t really act upon it, she instead tries to ensconce and whine about it. I also found her transition from a frankly deplorable individual into a beheading, murderous, short-tempered, insane queen, came from out of …show more content…

Meanwhile, I saw Mary Ann as a perfect analytical contrast to Catherine. The Marquess and Marchioness were extremely overbearing and controlling, especially the Marchioness, which annoyed me slightly, but I understood it was in order to move the plot along. In addition, The King of Hearts was extremely childish, simple, and frankly unfit to rule a kingdom, he served as a minor antagonist without really realizing it, attempting to marry Cath against her wishes. He discharged as a plot device rather than anything else, but, like Jest, I was unsure why he wanted to marry Catherine out of all the other girls in the kingdom. These are just a few examples of memorable characters within the

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