http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/margaret-atwood Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:04:49 -0400 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:04:49 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/361/comparing-marriage-in-fitchers-bird-by-the-brothers-grimm-and-margaret-atwoods-bluebeards-egg By Iulia O. Basu-Zharku - This can be seen from the first paragraphs of the stories: while the three sisters have to go with the sorcerer against their wishes, because his magical powers make them jump into his basket (Brothers Grimm 148), Sally, the protagonist of Atwood’s Bluebeard’s Egg, marries Edward--a cardiologist--because she chooses him from many other options: “Why did she choose him (or, to be precise, as she tries to be with herself and sometimes is even out loud, hunt him down), when it’s clear to everyone she had other options?” (Atwood 158). Sally did even more than choose Edward... Thu, 13 Jan 2011 09:32 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/361/comparing-marriage-in-fitchers-bird-by-the-brothers-grimm-and-margaret-atwoods-bluebeards-egg