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![]() ![]() Buttercup's character is the most beautiful woman in the world. The Princess Bride is great example of this. Men were uber male and heroic, who took whatever they wanted and woman bowed to their wishes. The book was originally written 1973, where it was typical to portray woman as beautiful insipid creatures, completely self absorbed, with no thought in their silly little heads. In light of that view, I believe the books has to be read with a grain of salt. But that hasn't always been the case in great literature. ![]() They write about woman who don't need to be rescued, they do their own rescuing. ![]() No author alive would write up a heroine like her today, because we live in a very advance era where woman are both strong, intelligent, and beautiful. I don't believe the book did Buttercup any justice, but in the books defense it was written in a different era. But, even as a die hard fan of the story, I could not help but be disappointed with a couple aspects of the book. I remember laughing so hard during the first few chapters and I really loved William Goldman's foot notes. It had some wonderfully enlightening humorous moments. I first read the book when I was 16 and I enjoyed the book very thoroughly. The Princess Bride is one of this centuries greatest literary treasures and I grew up loving the relationship Westly and Buttercup shared (on screen). I for one would rather die by my true loves side than admit defeat and go to an enemey's side to live a life without love but with all the treasures one desires because in my perspective true treasure is being with your true love Therefore Buttercup can be considered a bitch because of her behavior towards Wesley when he has tried so hard to reach her and she just leaves him for the opportunity to live a fancy lifestyle than to die with her true love. That she would rather live a life loveless than die with her true love. Anywho what does your comment have to do with the fact that Buttercup was wrong to just leave Wesley alone. and your point is? Anita was just saying how Buttercup is just awful to leave Wesley all alone just because she wants to live and she even quoted her. She has a horse named Horse, she can't do simple math (Wesley can defeat a man in ten seconds." Erica wrote: "You do realize Princess Bride is satire, right? Buttercup is a parody of the airhead damsel archetype. ![]()
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