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Compare and contrast the presentation of the characters of Melchior and Peregrine Hazard in Chapters 1 and 2 of Angela Carter's Wise Children and their significance in our understanding of the novel's many themes
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Compare and contrast the presentation of Melchior and Peregrine Hazard in chapters 1 and 2 and consider their significance in understanding Carter's themes Through twin brothers Peregrine and Melchior Hazard Angela Carter explores some of the themes constant in the entire novel, such as legitimacy and illegitimacy and patriarchalism. Peregrine is known officially as the father of the story's narrator Dora and her sister Nora, whereas Melchior is their biological father, a situation that sets the scene well for exploration of these themes. When assessing the presentation of these two characters, or indeed any in the novel, it should be carefully noted that the first-person narrative form is a style that requires the reader to trust the tale rather than the teller. The reliability of what we as readers are told must always be questioned, and we accept that there may be certain flaws and exaggerations in Dora's story. Incidentally, the...
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