The Bloody Chamber

           I think that both the questions about why is carter rewriting fairytales and the question of why do so many people retell "Beauty and the Beast" relate. The reason I feel that Carter rewrites fairytales and  why people retell this fairytale is because many people have different ideas that they feel should be part of the fairytale. Since it is a fairytale anything can happen since it really is not real. Different ideas can come to mind and it can fit with a certain story. A fairytale is magical and imaginary which means authors can add or change any part or idea from the story and make it work. For example in Beauty and the Beast, you usually don't see beast turning into actual men nor do you see women falling in love with beast...