Reading Notes, Week 6, The Story of the Wolf-Bride, Part B.

 

The Story of the Wolf-Bride, Persian Tales, translated by D.L.R. Lorimer and E.O. Lorimer:

• A dark fantasy vibe, while still going for the typical ‘you can’t avoid your fate’ storyline
• Usage of horoscope, which is something people use today as more of a leisurely exploratory thing; there’s, assuming, no real expectations when someone reviews their horoscope in the 21st century
• The father’s attempt at avoiding/completely erasing that fate for his son — inevitably is the one who causes his downfall
• Women, in horror settings, typically take the role of the creature and/or a metaphorical feral-ness

Eurasian wolf at Polar Park in Bardu, Norway
(Wikipedia Commons)

• The calmness of the bride; the acceptance of the fate that befell her, but likewise that of the boy
• Lots of imagery of animals tearing people apart
• Inevitable acceptance of what happened to the boy