Essay Questions

What deductions can you make about Agatha in “The School For Good Enlightenment And Enchantment”?

Agatha is deficient of unrestricted self-esteem: “Agatha caught her reflection in the letters and turned away. She hated mirrors and avoided them at all costs. (Pigs and dogs don’t sit around looking at themselves, she thought.) Moving forward, Agatha glanced up at the frosted castle doors, emblazoned with two white swans. But as the doors opened and fairies herded the girls into a tight, mirrored corridor, the line came to a halt and a group of girls circled her like sharks.” Agatha’s measured circumvention of mirrors conjectures that she does not cherish her appearance. Accordingly, she dodges mirrors since they would recap her apparent horridness. Agatha is persuaded that her appearance is ghastly; hence, she does not need to sanction it using unflattering mirrors.

Deconstruct the Parchments which Agatha and Sophie receive.

Sophie’s parchment reads: SOPHIE OF WOODS BEYOND EVIL, 1ST YEAR, MALICE TOWER 66”.Comparatively, Agatha’s parchment reads, “Agatha of Woods Beyond GOOD, 1st Year, Purity Tower 51.”The distinct headings on the parchments designate that Sophie fits in the “School of Evil” whereas Agatha is eligible for the “School of Good.” Prior to the abduction Sophie had projected that she would end up in the “School of Good” owing to her alluring exquisiteness whereas Agatha would be sent to the “School of evil.” The parchments are metaphysical since they specify that peripheral splendor is not equivalent to goodness. Although Agatha is not physically gorgeous, she unveils distinctive decency for she updates the nymph about the supposed mix-up which has occasioned her and Sophie swapping their schools. Furthermore, the Parchments present the ideology that being gorgeous is not an assurance for a ‘Happily Ever After’ finale. Authentic prettiness is inherent and it outdoes shallow guises.