Popular Culture Review Vol. 1, December 1989 | Page 31

has sought so diligently. “I know that you are my master,” he
announces to her in the final pages of the story. Martha laughs at
his surrealistic revelation. “If you insist,” she answers, “But I
would rather be your mistress.” And they reaffirm their bond of
love with a kiss. (164-5).
In Joanna Russ’ short story, “An Old-Fashioned Girl,” the
Beast take