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Analysis of Not my Best Side by U.A. Fanthorpe
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Analysis of Not my Best Side by U.A. Fanthorpe
Not my Best Side, by U.A. Fanthorpe, is a poetical and parody-like interpretation of Paolo Uccello's painting, St. George and the Dragon. In the poem, she assumes the thoughts of all three characters depicted in the painting of the mythical slaying of the dragon by St George. Due to it being a myth, with many possible twists and turns in the storyline, she decides to take it to a completely different level. Those in the 14th century, block-style painting are the dragon, St. George and the maiden whom St George has come to rescue. Fanthorpe strips all three characters of their prototype image and instead replaces them with spoof versions. Each character has their own monologue describing their potential thoughts on the matter.
The reason behind Fanthorpe's poem is probably the fact that the slaying is not represented on Uccello's canvas the way that most people would imagine. Firstly, the dragon is depicted as an evil and fearsome creature but perhaps not as a grand and almighty beast. He is more of a cripple, who has only two hind legs and an awkward body shape. This, of
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