Characters
Who is the protagonist of the story?
David
What is different about the fairy tales in this world?
Darker and twisted
What threats lurk in the forest (3)?
Loup, Huntress, Beast
Which animals have been mutated?
Wolves
What event causes David's emotional turmoil?
How is Snow White portrayed
As an overweight tyrant hated by the dwarfs
What are the Loups? How were they created?
Hybrids of human and wolf, little red riding hood and a wolf
What happened to Goldilocks?
Eaten by the three bears
Who is the knight that becomes David's protector?
Roland
What fairy tale is retold with Alexander and the woman behind the glass?
Beauty and the Beast
How does the forest test David mentally?
What makes the Loup different than regular wolves?
Half man, smarter
This old man helps David by telling him stories.
Woodsman
Who is the Huntress, and what fairy tale is she supposed to represent?
Hunts kids/animals, represents Hansel and Gretel.
Woodsman, Dwarfs, Roland.
What little creatures do David, Roland, and the villagers have to fight?
The beasts babies
This character represents the first real danger David faces in the magical world and is a parody of the classic figure from "Little Red Riding Hood."
Leroi
What role do the Dwarfs play? What do they provide the reader?
Comedic relief. They are funny.
What does the forest and the creatures in them represent?
David's fears and struggles
These creatures David remembers from Greek mythology.
Harpies