![]() What’s more, Westley and Buttercup's actual interactions suggests isn't that their relationship isn’t so perfect after all. Of course, such ranking systems-though presented as objective fact within the world of the novel-are patently ridiculous ways to measure subjective qualities like love and beauty. The kiss rankings also suggest that Westley and Buttercup's love is true, meant to be, and more perfect than any other kind of love. Buttercup, he insists, becomes the most beautiful woman in her early twenties, while her kiss with Westley shoots immediately to the top of the rankings of perfect kisses. In The Princess Bride, Morgenstern often references on rankings of things like beautiful women, kisses, and perfect couples. In this way, the novel begins to pick at the power of these arbitrary rubrics of love and loyalty, while suggesting that a more successful and reasonable way to measure the relative quality of love or friendship is through the actions of the people involved. In the core story, Buttercup and Westley's relationship is held up as the epitome of true love only because the nonsensical authorities that Goldman and Morgenstern invoke say it is, while the genuine affection and concern for each other that Inigo and Fezzik demonstrate presents a far more compelling example of what genuine companionship looks like. While “abridging” The Princess Bride, Goldman must learn to connect with his son Jason, whom he's criticized heavily for years due to Jason's weight. ![]() Within the frame stories and in The Princess Bride itself, the novel's characters are confronted with questions of what it means to be a good friend, parent, or partner. ![]()
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