Ah Celeste! I love her so much! But she is a tragic character. Celeste embodies all the virtues that are celebrated in young girls. She is pretty, always happy, friendly, and welcoming. Before the war, she led a girlish life filled with laughter and compliments. And Sofia is always envious of her, because she is so much less successful as a girl. But when the war comes, and both girls have to overcome adversity, we see that Celeste’s sweet ways are a liability. She puts her trust in the kindness of soldiers, who then abuse and exploit her. In fairy tales, it is often the disobedient and mean girls who are punished (like Cinderella’s sisters.) But in my fairy tale, it is the girl who embodies feminine virtues who faces an unhappy outcome. Feminine charm and prettiness are seen as liabilities in this fairytale. As I think they can be in the life of any young woman.