Not My Best Side ..... aka this writing.

      In the three-part poem of Not My Best Side by U.A Fanthorpe there is one evident idea in all three parts. The different perspectives of the piece all have something in common, and the title is an indicator.  The Dragon, Maiden, and the Knight aren’t typical characters like they are accustomed to being. None of them are very conventional.
      The first perspective, seen in the eyes of the Dragon, is an obvious example of how he’s not a traditional dragon. The Dragon’s upset because he thought he was given bad publicity in the photo. The one who painted it left off his feet, which he questioned what two feet actually are to a monster.  A dragon shouldn’t ask philosophical questions. He wasn’t impressed with his conqueror or his victim, and he actually thought he was the one tied to the string and held onto by the lady. The Dragon wants to be taken seriously as a warrior, but feels that he’s not. Ordinary dragons don’t have feelings, and shouldn’t be worrying about the things this one is. He’s untraditional.
      The second perspective, seen in the eyes of the Maiden, proves that she’s seriously crazy…or delusional. A maiden customarily is supposed to wait for her rescuer, go willingly into his arms, and then later marry him. The fact she questioned being rescued by someone of her own kind because she claims she’s actually ‘likes’ the dragon is ridiculous. She’s very superficial when it comes to making her decision. She finds the dragon attractive because she can see who he is, but she questions the knight because she can’t actually see his face.  She’s a very untraditional maiden.
      The third perspective, seen in the eyes of the Knight, proves that he’s arrogant, arrogant enough to talk to a dragon before he kills it. A knight is generally an honorable man set out to do his job and aware of what could go wrong. This Knight boasts about his equipment, armor, and horse. Feeling invincible, he questions both the maiden and the dragon if they want to be killed/rescued even though it’s rhetorical. The knight believes that the dragon helps the spear and horse building industries because it’s what’s needed to fight. Without the Knight killing the dragon, he’s afraid it’d endanger those jobs - an interesting and unneeded worry for the moment when he’s in reach of the dragon. He seriously doesn’t take the dragon seriously, as a normal knight would have.
      “Don't you want to carry out the roles that sociology and myth have designed for you?” It’s extremely ironic that the Knight asks the Maiden and Dragon this question. The Dragon just wanted to be taken seriously, and the Maiden couldn’t decide whether or not she wanted to be rescued because she liked the dragon (who ironically enough thought she was ugly).  It’s witty that it’s the Knight asking the question when he’s not even carrying out a role that’s traditional. Not one speaker in this poem is common in the traditional sense of their name. None of them showed their best side.