Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault5/22/2023 ![]() This 1949 edition is simple in color and design compared to many earlier illustrators’ interpretations. He patented this design in 1938 as “moving illustrations” and went on to create his first edition of Puss in Boots Animated in 1944. Julien Wehr, an artist and illustrator, designed sliding tabs that allow readers to move and manipulate his drawings. One of the defining features of this edition is its interactive quality. He exists primarily to further the narrative arc of Puss’s wit. This shapeshifting ogre takes on a role similar to the ogre-troll commonly seen in folklore narratives. This pagespread illustrates the climax of the story, in which Puss cleverly tricks the ogre into transforming into a mouse-which he then eats in order to secure the castle for his master. By dressing himself in human clothing, Puss transforms into a human-like character, employing language as a form of deception to help his master acquire a fortune- taking on the roles of a trickster figure and animal helper in a rags-to-riches tale. This 1949 edition closely follows the plotline of Charles Perrault’s The Master Cat (1697). ![]() Puss-in-Boots is a well-known trickster fairytale that has been in circulation for hundreds of years, with many different translations and editions. ![]() On the right side, the ogre is shown transformed into a mouse, which Puss is now chasing. ![]() ![]() On the left side of this pagespread, Puss-in-Boots is pictured talking to an ogre in the form of a lion, who is dressed elegantly and sitting on his throne. ![]()
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