Intro: A snapshot of Dopey's (of Snow White) life (death?), post original fairytale. Might not make much sense yet.
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Dear Brothers, a shaking hand wrote.
By the time you read this I will probably be dead.
Melodramatic? He mused to himself. Definitely. Over the top? Probably.
He sighed to himself, and scratched his head. They’d never been his strong points; eloquence, self expression. God, he’d never even bothered to speak aloud. Not one word. To anyone. His brothers assumed him mute, but this wasn’t true. It was a strong indifference, an intense apathy that saw him keep his thoughts to himself.
I wish I’d told you all how much you meant to me, brothers. I regret the silence I kept all those years, through the seasons. I loved you, appreciated you all more than you can ever know.
He paused and tapped his teeth with his pen, looking around the room. The only light came from a small oil lamp, the dancing light trying to escape out through the heavily curtained windows. Small empty plastic bags littered the floor, the ghosts of a thousand highs. A pair of crackling speakers, their wiry insides exposed, begrudgingly pushed out some down tempo number.
After She was brought to life by the Prince, we were lost brothers. Lost. After years of watching over her body in the forest, suddenly we were without purpose. Our mining jobs gone, our home in ruins.
Would they judge him? He wondered. Deny that he’d existed at all?
We all coped in different ways. Some of you took up sports. Some took up other careers; butchers, bakers, candlestick makers. I envied your strength.
How long had it been? When was the last time he’d seen their faces. This room seemed to make time stretch and contort until it lost all meaning.
But as for me? I wallowed.
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to be continued...
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Whoa. Definately has shown a side of the character we never would've imagined to see. The story has a sort of effect that makes the reader think 'What the hell?' because we are all accustomed to the Dopey from the movie. But its a good thing because it makes the story new and it makes us excited to read on.
ReplyDeleteA deep/insightful look into one of the more reclusive and unnoticed characters of Snow White - im quite digging this.
ReplyDeleteWhat made you think of doing a post Snow White adaption?
Cheers for the comments. Hopefully I'll get the rest of it up tonight.
ReplyDelete@Pule'Pule, I guess I quite like the idea of rewriting a traditional children's story for an older audience, warping it as I see fit.
Specifically chose to explore one of the lesser characters because he lacked so much depth in the original story. I wanted readers to think about the story of Snow White (though applicable to all fiction ) from the point of view of a non-central character.
Hey I'm liking this picture you've painted in my head of this Snow White character. It definitely gives this classic tale a deeper more grown up feel to it because kids wouldn't normally read the original and wonder how the 7 dwarfs were affected. They would just be happy that the guy rescues the girl and they lived happily ever after. I agree with Flannel Boy, this sure is exciting enough to keep reading and I look forward to the rest of it.
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