Heather Forest's The Mouse Bride

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Love with a mouse seems impossible, but is it based on looks? In Heather Forest's story “The Mouse Bride”, the claim is that personality matters, rather than looks. In the story, paragraph 25, states,” I met the most enchanting singer,” said the lad hesitantly, “And I cannot stop thinking about her. She has a captivating voice, sky-blue eyes, a beautiful smile, and she dresses in the very finest gray velvet. She even invited me to return tomorrow!” This statement demonstrates that despite not being human, the mouse observes her personality and attempts to impart a lesson that looks do not, further proving the existence of the theme. This also shows that he does not care about looks; he considers her singing, which ends up captivating him, and