You Peasants,
My friend/enemy Despereaux is a serious bumm. This mouse had to go and foil all my evil plans on keeping the princess forever. But I can't blame the little thing, he loved her. Quite brave of him actually. No one has ever done anything like that for me. She really is special to him since he came down into the dungeon. I mean we eat mice for breakfast, lunch and dinner. This mouse made it into our domain twice without being killed. Very, very brave of him. No other mouse would be brave enough to do this, all they do is search for crumbs and scurry. Pathetic little creatures but oh well. Despereaux has impressed me which isn't something easily to do. We have settled some differences between us but not that much. I mean I did kidnap the love of his life. But I mean he is in love with a human, he's a rat. Do you see a way that could possibly work, even in a world with talking rats and mice, no possible way. Things aren't that crazy or weird to happen. But mice can actually hold small grudges, but we do really have several similarities. Such as no tails, oh yeah no tails. And Mig is the one that took our tails. We should take a finger or two for what she did to us, but that's my personal opinion. Anyways.... Despereaux and I both do enjoy the light. And though he's in love with her, I just admire the Princess Pea. She is the light in my heart. Okay, okay so I love her. Can you blame a rat? The girl is beautiful and just perfect.
But back to difference between Despereaux and me. See I know the reality of never going to actually be with the Princess Pea. I know my place, I'm a rat. He's a mouse but he still in his own little world and head ,that hold those ginormous ears, that he can be with the princess.
I just want to fight with him about this. But since we don't see things the same I'm going to leave him be and let him think of a fantasy. But the poor fool is a serious annoyance to me. But aren't all friends your annoyance.
The Narrator is third person and omniscient. The narrator got the job by talking to us about Despereaux not as him. She talked to us as an observe or if someone just told her to it. And she loved it so much she felt the need to share it with us. The narrator seems like a really kind, gentle soul. We can tell she had a favor towards the small mouse and even the evil rat. She didn't pick sides she liked them all and had empathy for every one. She seemed to understand why Roscuro did what he did cause of his broken heart. The narrator was a pretty great narrator and she favored all the characters.
Oh Peasants,
Now when everyone thinks of beauty, usually the Princess Pea comes to your mind. But that's totally wrong. How could a young girl like that come to your mind? There is no beauty with out flaws. And let me tell you what, I got a flaw. I have no tail, my whiskers where burned, and well I had a broken heart. That's cardio muscle scarring, pretty serious flaw. Now you usually say, you can't beautiful with out jewels or fancy, classy fashion. Girl/boy, I got this golden spoon as a crown. That's some nice and fancy jewelry. You ain't going to find anything like mine. (That rhymed.) And my fashion, have you not seen me rocking my red cloth? Yeah I know fashion and I sure as heck pull it off. Ain't nobody compare to me. Princess Pea wishes she could look as good as I do. I could be a model and oh man would I work it. Just strutting it up and down the cat walk.
Dearest Peasants,
When you think of me and what I've done you most likely think I am a bad guy and stuff. But I am a rat. Us rats, well we are always intended and made out by everyone, that where bad. So occasionally I do bad things, but those of course are my mistakes. Which I'm always punished for. The day in the banquet hall where I got to sit with the King, Princess, Mig and Despereaux was actually a day I knew I could turn my life around. I could be good. But doesn't being good just get tiring? Never do I get to make diabolical plans about taking over or kidnapping someone to get what I want. No I have to use words like please and thank you. The most boring words in the dictionary. No fun comes from anything when you do it that way. The good way is when you create this covert, scheming plan and you get to act like robbers or spies. You feel this rush of adrenaline and you just feel invincible. I love getting those rushes and doing things like that. Or I did. But with my new found friends and peace treaty with the king, so I felt this need to actually be good. But how long can I truly keep this up? I have a bad temper and seem to have a bad way of dealing with my own situations. I mean the Princess Pea glared at me so I kidnapped her attempting to lock her away in the dungeon with me forever. The word over dramatic does happen to come to my mind now that I think about it.
But with my new friends and new life, does this mean I can be happy and good? I am allowed to venture up into the light when ever I feel like it, I'm allowed to spend my time down in the dark black hole we call a dungeon. I'm allowed to eat soup, but am I allowed to be happy? I did do some pretty rotten things. Do I deserve a happy ever after? Would a villain, crook like me get one?
Does this mean I get to be good, or do I have to still be bad? Forgiven by the king and Princess Pea, forgiven by Mig since I reunited her father and her. So I guess in a way I did get my happy ending. I made others happy and I get the light.
My peasant readers,
When it comes to me, I can't exactly say I'm a villain. Yes I killed the Queen, that was though a complete accident. Yes I did techniquely kill Gregory, I mean all I did was have Mig cut the rope. But really he died on his own in the Dungeon. And I did kidnap the Princess but I returned her at least. So I'm an ex villain. "Rat. A curse, an insult, a word totally without light. And not until he heard it from the mouth of the Princess did Roscuro realize that he did not like being a rat, he did not want to be a rat," (DiCamillo, pg. 109) Being a rat honestly isn't really cut out for me. I deserve to be a man who can waltz in the light in the upper world and relish in it, enjoying every moment of it. Not hiding in the shadows and dark because if others saw me they'd scream. I don't deserve to live this life, I deserve better. And more. "Little Princess, do you think that you can outsmart a rat?" (DiCamillo, pg. 194). I am quite a brilliant rat though. I mean this young child thought she could stop my plans when I worked and worked on it, till I perfected it with the help of a large dummy? No, no and no. I knew what to do, I knew how she would try to stop me, I knew everything. For I am a rat that has the brains of a smart human. I am a genius. Well all was until she decided to get all heart felt on me with Mig who fell for it. That's what ruined me. The love.
If we go ask Mig what she thinks of me, well we'd get her shouting at us and probably wouldn't be able to truly understand her. But when we first meet I know she liked me. "Gor, a rat with manners," (DiCamillo, pg. 167). That was when we first met. But now, she sort of doesn't seem to like me. She saw that I was using her and that I wasn't truly her friend. That Princess Pea was. So that bit me in the butt later on, specially when she cut off my tail. Before I killed Gregory he didn't like me, specially since you know, I'm a rat. "Smart-alecky rat," (DiCamillo, pg. 86). He didn't like me because I felt the need to be myself with him. In fact he burned my whiskers off because of the way I am. Which is quite rude of him if you ask me. But that's my personal Opinion.
My peasant bloggers,
It's time you learn who I am. A high and mighty rat living in a low and dark place. Banded from the upstairs world. Light is the only thing I've ever truly loved in this world. Brought to me by a smelly old man through fire, I grew a strong desire for it. I have a dire need for the light. And when I finally got it, I also got a new desire for the women who broke my heart. Princess Pea, that bumm, so what if I killed her mother, doesn't mean she has to be hating. Not like a screamed geronimo into the queens soup. Slipping from the chandelier was not my plan, but the Princess really distracted me. And the lovely smell of the soup caught my attention and I just lost my grip. But I mean, girl, you had no idea how well that soup was. It was also a really great landing but the taste of it was just amazing. Cook really knows how to cook. Haha.
My dreams deary, well I know you would like to know. I dream of lovely dreams where I kidnap the Princess locking her down in the dungeon with me so I can have my light close forever. I dream of having the light, I dream of being in a world full of light. No darkness and I am happy and the king. My dreams are simple you young and old peasants, I want to be filled with the light. I want my revenge on the Princess for what she did to me. Breaking my heart for an accident was just wrong of her. And you know what, I still dream of the soup that I tasted on that tragic day.
If you couldn't tell already from reading this blog post, light is my favorite thing. Light is my life. Another thing I surely do favor would be the Princess Pea of course. The girl is just a beauty. One last thing that is a favorite of mine would have to be my spoon. The day the Queen died I happened to snag the golden spoon that she was using to eat her soup. Wearing it on top of my head as a crown sure brings me happiness.
1.) What flaw do I have?
Usually I'd say none because please, I'm perfect, but sadly Miggery Sow had to go and cut off my tail. It was long and beautiful until she took it from me. But that's water under the bridge.
2.) How was the soup?
The soup that I shared with the king, Princess Pea, Despereaux and Mig was quite delightful.
3.) Do I consider myself a rat now?
To myself I am a rat. It doesn't matter if the other rats don't say that I am. But I feel like I really am.
4.) Do I feel any guilt for killing the Queen?
I do feel guilt. I didn't intend to kill her, nor want to. I just wanted to live in the happiness, and joyful world of the light.
5.) If I could go back to the day I chewed on Gregory's rope which led to me being introduced to light, would I?
Yes and No. Yes because then all those horrible actions and decisions I made and others made because of the accidents wouldn't of happened. The queen would probably still be alive, soup would of never been outlawed and other things. But no because without light I would be a mean, nasty rat that loved and enjoyed torturing prisoners. I wouldn't think their was a deeper meaning to life then suffering.
