Erl King

"Erl King": It might help you to look at this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlking In any case, an erlking, or elf king, was supposed to be the king of the fairies (as in magical beings) in 19th century fairy tales. How would you describe the power struggle between the narrator and the Wild Professor? Why are the four girls different types--punker, hippie, preppy--who might not ordinarily be friends w/ ea other? What type is the narrator? Are the transformations real or imagination? What does the story say about female friendships?


The story of Erl King power struggle is between the narrator and the wild professor is the narrator is power less over the wild professors. The narrator is being sexualized at the age of 19 by the professor the relationship between them is far from normal. The professor is using the narrator to fulfill his own needs and her self falls into this trap. At first the narrator is content with running away with the professor, but as time passes he feels as if he's not in control of her and that he needs to run away. feeling trapped and defenseless.
The four girls are different types of stereotypes since they provide a different perspective to the story. for example one of them calls the professor a perv ( which he is). The narrator would be considered the " ordinary " friend since she dosent fall into any specific category. The only destiny trait she has would be the red hair.the story says about female friendships is that they can help guide you in life.I think her transformations are real as she describes losing her horns and then transforming. The more she transforms the less the professor feels he's losing her and can't control her any more.