Beauty and the Beast Appearances Quotes

Once again, we're setting up the ground rules early so that everyone knows what's going on. What you see isn't always what you get.

The villagers literally don't see past anyone's appearance, not only missing Belle's kindness and generosity of spirit but actively pooh-poohing anything about her that they don't get. Like reading, for instance.

Gaston falls into the same trap as the villagers, but he goes even further: disregarding her inner self entirely and viewing her quite literally as a trophy wife.