Kissing the witch

My favorite story was The Tale of The Voice because of all the hints that it was based off The Little Mermaid.  I thought it was fun that Donoghue put in little hints about the ocean.  And how her feet we’re so tired from walking that they were like raw meat which was similar to the other stories where when she walked it felt like walking on broken glass.

I also liked The Tale of The Needle.  I found it to be surprisingly relatable.  I can relate to aspects like the overly protective parents and how it led to her rebellion.  I never was extremely rebellious but being sheltered made me want to move farther from home for college and try new things.  I can also relate to growing up with “happily ever after” stories only mine were fairy tales and not stories of my family.  I found this tale to be the most relatable to my life just on a less extreme level.

I think the author titles the book Kissing The Witch because its not a typical fairy tale with the happily ever after.  This shows another side of the characters and doesn’t play is safe like in the Disney fairy tales.  It also brings in less accepted ideas like in The Tale of The Voice where the man cheats on her but she can’t say anything about it.  Kissing the witch is kind of a less accepted idea.  In fairy tales the girls usually kisses the prince and the witch is seen as an evil character.  It’s also like these characters are accepting their flaws and they aren’t perfect.  Its like they are accepting their inner witch.

 

Rebecca Autrey