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Summary Of Cimorene's Dealing With Dragons

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In “Dealing with Dragons”, Cimorene is not the princess she’s expected to be. Due to this, her contemptuous behavior eventually left home for another life that may be more genial. Cimorene had the right to leave her monotonous life for another one because she was treated unfairly and now allowed to do things she couldn’t, have a different lifestyle, and endless opportunities laid out for her. First off, she could do things a princess wasn’t normally allowed to do and wouldn’t have the restraints that her parents and her role as a princess had. For example, the lessons she had had to take to learn the proper behavior of a princess (p.2), along with the fact that she wasn’t allowed to participate in the activities she wished. These problems …show more content…

She surprisingly didn’t want his domain. This was also another reason that she made the right choice leaving. For example, she was not like her sisters and had obvious differences in appearance and personality. She could look a man into his eyes, and was considered stubborn and strong-minded by many (p2). When Cimorene did not fit the expectations of a princess and one of her status, it would be likely she would not be obligated to the lifestyle so easily. And it’s obvious that due to her personality, she wouldn’t be the queen everyone expected, which could cause chaos and devastation to her kingdom. Many would object to her behavior and, possibly, cause an uproar because of it. Another example could be that she had openly volunteered to be a dragon’s princess, which princesses never did. Not only was this improper but her personality lead her to asking in a way to escape (p18). This shows that she was clearly not meant for the life she was intended to live, and suited a different one instead. This could be a good and a bad thing for …show more content…

Due to her nature, she could accomplish many tasks, unexpected from women at the time. She was able to become a dragon’s princess to escape her life as a princess for another that is more adventurous and interesting. She also had the opportunity as a dragon’s princess to do things that she liked, such as making cherries jubilee, practice magic and help organize the Latin scrolls Kazul had (p. 19). Cimorene and a group consisting of Alianora, the stone prince, and the witch Morwen set off to stop Woraug, the insolent and malevolent dragon, and the wizards from taking both the Caves of Fire and Night and the position as King of Dragons. She and the group soon reveal them as thieves, whom had attempted forging the stone used to determine king, saving the magical kingdom from the threat the wizards. Had Cimorene not chosen to be the benign dragon’s princess, Kazul, the Mountains of Morning would have most likely been destroyed by Woraug and the wizard's sinister and baleful schemes. (p. 200 - 201). Woraug was caught and began to implore Kazul to not believe Cimorene and the others before being reprimanded. Soon he transformed into a toad for acting unlike himself and undragon-like. The dilemma was solved and those involved parted ways and continued to live the life of their choice. These were things she would not be able to do, had she not

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