Whatever the source of the mutilation motif, these poets turn it to another purpose, enlisting it in the theme of their hero's apprenticeship. Mutilation serves as a central metaphor in all three romances, disparate though they are in tone and emphasis. In each case, the loss of a hand or an eye symbolizes the lost heroine who is either exiled, sequestered, or held prisoner. When the hero's education is complete, he and heroine reunite, and the lost hand or eye is either miraculously restored to the amputee or ceremoniously bestowed on a person who has become its rightful owner.
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