Dealing With Dragons Character Analysis

In the fantasy novel Dealing with Dragons, Patricia Wrede tells the tale of an intelligent princess who refuses to act like a proper princess. In this fictional set in medieval times, a proper princess was to do as she is told, marry who her parents say, and dress and act beautifully. Cimorene is justified in ignoring the expected social norms of the day because it did not benefit her life, but some may disagree.

First of all, Cimorene is justified in ignoring expected social norms because they did not benefit her in any way. For instance, Cimorene says, “ Boring. I want to do things, not sit around all day and listen to the court minstrel make up things about how brave Daddy is and how lovely his wife and daughters are.” (Wrede 5). This shows that the life she lives does not benefit her. And that she was not happy. The text also states, “ All in all, Linderwall was a very
The text states, “ For the first time in her life, Cimorene was glad to be a princess.” (Wrede 21). Being a normal princess was not making her happy, so when she became a dragon princess making cherries jubilee, she was glad to be one. One move helped her live a happy one. The text also states, “ Happily ever after? I don’t think it’s quite what you meant, Alianora, but one way or another, I rather think I will.” (Wrede 212). Although she might not live ever after. She thinks she will be very happy from now on. This shows that she benefited greatly from acting like herself.

Finally, some may say that Cimorene was not justified in ignoring the proper expectations of a princess. For example, “ That’s out of the question. You’re a princess; it simply isn’t done.” (Wrede 7). This explains that her actions were not proper. It also includes that when you are a princess, you have to act like one. To conclude, there may be some reasons that people can say that Cimorene was not justified in acting