1. Pan’s Labyrinth: The Rule of Three
Sophia Malikyar
ENG 110
Professor Artese

2. Rule of Three? Three in stories crops up often Why is three important?
Booker: “Three in stories is the number of growth and transformation.”

3. Thesis
The use of threes as a device for transition and growth in Ofelia’s life is seen in the film as the real world and fantasy world start to converge.

4. Ofelia and her Three Tasks
Ofelia’s internal growth and transformation
Three tasks are not just plot structure
The role of disobedience
Guillermo del Toro: “Disobedience is one of the strongest signals of your conscience of what is right and what is wrong…When you disobey in an intelligent way…it turns out to be more beneficial than blind obedience. So I think that disobedience is a virtue and obedience is a sin”
How does this apply?

5. 1st task: Complete obedience of faun – points for dirty dress
2nd task: Disobedience – but not mindfully done
3rd task: Intelligent disobedience – shows virtuous, moral character

6. Works Cited
Booker, Christopher. The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories. London: Continuum, 2004. Google Books. Web. 26 Apr
Guillen, Michael. "Pan’s Labyrinth-Interview With Guillermo Del Toro." TwitchFilm Web. 12 Apr < del-toro.html>.