The Scarlet Flower

Main Ideas

• Love and self-sacrifice: The main character, the merchant's youngest daughter, shows true love and a willingness to sacrifice herself to save her father and for her love for the Beast.
• Appearance and inner world: The book emphasizes that true beauty lies within a person, not in their appearance. The Beast turns out to be kind and noble despite his frightening exterior.
• Trials and rewards: The heroine goes through trials and hardships but ultimately receives a well-deserved reward—the transformation of the Beast into a handsome prince and a happy life.
• The power of a promise: The importance of keeping one's word and fulfilling promises, even if it requires great effort and sacrifice.