The Princess Bride Literary Analysis

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Author William Goldman develops a theme to remind us that friendship and true love is strong in his book The Princess Bride through the literary techniques of narration, characterization and parallel episodes. MORE HERE TO GET ATTENTION The author uses the literary device parallel episodes to show a theme that friendship and true love is strong in the sixth chapter when a Brute has been sent to try to hurt the Spaniard, Indigo, who happens to be drunk. Much to his surprise, Fezzik the Giant defends him even though he is going against the kings orders and Fezzik hates violence and fighting (212). Again parallel episodes are evident when Buttercup has nightmares about giving birth to her first child that she conceived with the Price; the…show more content…
Indigo loses everything he seeks revenge for his father’s death; until he meets Fezzik, they build a bond that is unbreakable. As the characterization of Fezzick begins to unfold it is learned that he is strong and kind, however, he is not very smart and has had no friends, “please don’t desert me” (123) he says. Eventually he finds Indigo who helps him and comforts him. Buttercup is a main character, she is extremely beautiful and her beauty gets her by in life. The love of her life is Westley, she feels he is her complete love. Her love is shown as she “stayed in her room for many days” (55) after she learns that Wesley is likely dead. Finally, the literary device dialog is used by the author to show that friendship and true love is strong when the characters show their need for one another when Westley writes to Buttercup from the ship; every other phrase of his sentence was “and I love you” (55). Fezzik has a conversation with Westley to discuss what “asset he brings to the table” (261) that will help them stop Buttercups wedding. Fezzik declares his “need for Vizzini” (216), the Sicilian, to give him direction since he is a
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