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Compare and contrast Melchior and Peregrine and how important they are to the novel
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Compare and contrast Melchior and Peregrine and how important they are to the novel Melchior and Peregrine can almost be places side by side and seen as an oxymoron when compared to each other. They are diametrically opposed regarding their paternal instincts and priorities in life, even though they are fraternal twins. However, even though their personalities have a large impact on the novel, Angela Carter has ensured that her feminist views are prominent in showing both Mel and Perry as somewhat irresponsible and the cause of many of the female character's distress. Dora and Nora perceive Perry as monumental. He is "the size of a warehouse, bigger, the size of a tower block" and as far as he is concerned "life's a carnival." This is an aptly appropriate quotation, which Angela Carter has purposefully chosen to write to show clearly how Perry embodies carnivelesque. He not only seems to make their...
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