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In Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont’s Beauty and the Beast, the pivotal 19th function is not really pivotal, since the outcome of the fairytale is still unclear. For this reason, this key function is irresolute. What this means is that the peak of the narrative is not really achieved. Even after the Struggle, it is not clear whether Beauty will return to the Beast’s palace; and it is certainly not clear whether the two of them will ultimately marry.
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Murphy, T.P. (2015). Beauty and the Beast: The Irresolute Nineteenth Plot Function. In: The Fairytale and Plot Structure. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137547088_10
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