The Erl-King
How is the Erl-King presented?
Carter presents the Erl-King as a threat and a predator through the description of his appearance. He is presented as a monster like figure with 'pointed teeth' which portrays him to be a threat to the 'young girl' that he has lured to him in the forest. The female protagonist breaks down the binary roles of the woman being the carer and the male being the one who provides the money. By showing the Erl-King to be 'an excellent housewife', she contradicts the idea of him being a threat to her and others and presents him as obtaining the passive role in their relationship, showing herself to be dominant over him.
How is the narrator presented?
Carter presents the narrator to be trapped by the Erl-King yet also by herself, as she comes across as a character of self-conflict in which her actions do not mirror her thoughts. The protagonist presents herself to be trapped by the Erl-King's 'green eye', the feature upon which her love for him exists. The narrator is already mentally caged by her false love for him and realises that she is to be kept in an 'osier cage' as she sees him 'weaving a cage' for her. When the narrator tells us that the Erl-king is 'an excellent housewife', she is presented as a strong individual, breaking down the binary roles of the male being dominant over the female as the male seems to be conducting the role of the female. She contradicts her thoughts by not going through with them, when the female narrator 'lies at the mercy of his huge hands', in this
How is the narrator presented?
Carter presents the narrator to be trapped by the Erl-King yet also by herself, as she comes across as a character of self-conflict in which her actions do not mirror her thoughts. The protagonist presents herself to be trapped by the Erl-King's 'green eye', the feature upon which her love for him exists. The narrator is already mentally caged by her false love for him and realises that she is to be kept in an 'osier cage' as she sees him 'weaving a cage' for her. When the narrator tells us that the Erl-king is 'an excellent housewife', she is presented as a strong individual, breaking down the binary roles of the male being dominant over the female as the male seems to be conducting the role of the female. She contradicts her thoughts by not going through with them, when the female narrator 'lies at the mercy of his huge hands', in this
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