Fairytale elements in Salt Fish Girl

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Fairytale elements in Salt Fish Girl

• Nu Wa
• I saw a young mans face, I told her, I
  want to go up into the world as a human being
  (p8)
• She lifted the cup to her lips and down I
  went in the first gulp. I glided down her throat
  and slid into her womb. (p48)

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• Miranda
• My favorite was The Snow Princess, about a
  young Nordic Royal kidnapped by an evil sultan
  and forced to live with him in a tent in the
  desert. She always escapes.(p34)
• The fun of the book was that it allows me to
  participate in devising the means of her
  emancipation. (p34)

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• My mother said, they are part of our collective
  unconscious. My father said, they are socially
  destructive stereotypes. I didnt know what they
  were talking about. I just liked the stories.
  (p35)

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• The Snow Princess didnt care about my
  smell.
• It had no effect on whether or not she escape
  form the sultan. (p42)
• I tugged at the zipper that held the mask to
  his face and peeled it back. I pulled the mask
  away. (p28)
• In the downpour I hatched a plan. Pack a
  bag, I said. We are going to escape. (p57)