Princess Ben Character Analysis

“For a while, I thought I was the dragon. I guess I can tell you that now. And, for a while, I thought I was the princess,” (Siken, Litany in Which Certain Things Are Crossed Out) shows the development of Princess Benevolence, better known as Princess Ben, as she is forced to become a queen after her parents’ assassination. In the novel, Princess Ben by Catherine Gilbert Murdock, the self-titled character Princess Ben is obligated to acquire the proper manners to be a queen despite her unwillingness to leave the life she once had before her parents’ deaths and turns to witchcraft for comfort. The theme of the text is the coming of age and that determination produces growth which is shown when Princess Ben escapes her position as a prisoner of war and returns to the castle,
She uses the information she had gotten from Drachenbett’s camp where they held her captive when she was taken as prisoner to scare the spies away. Due to the terror the spies felt, they released all the information they knew about Drachenbett’s war plans which allow them to have extra time to prepare. This shows the increasing intelligence of Princess Ben and how she’s become more cunning and diplomatic, good qualities of any politician. Queen Sophia’s opinion of Princess Ben only becomes better every day. The kingdom’s faith of Princess Ben only stems for her quick and great growth as their leader. Through Princess Ben’s humble behavior of healing her citizens through herbs and participating in court, she has won over her citizens’ favor and this is proven when Queen Sophia would allow there to be a risk of war between Montagne and Drachenbett to allow Princess Ben to prove herself after the disastrous winter