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Prince Marcassin Madame d'Aulnoy's variant of Straparola's The Pig King may seem like a simple repetition or an imitation, but one should also take into consideration that these works though simple they may seem are representations of the ideals of an era. The act of rewriting, especially concerning fairy tales, should be taken seriously since it may even effect future ideals as this study will demonstrate. This study will examine and compare Straparola’s The Pig King from the Renaissance period and Madame D’Aulnoy’s Prince Marcassin from the seventeenth-century France. The object of this study is to analyze the sociocultural basis represented in the two texts aforementioned by comparing the similarities and the differences. Both texts are based on the representation of a figure who is mocked by everyone till he eventually accepts the transformational process through which he attains the status of an actual Hero. The theme of metamorphosis was a common topic in classical writings and largely replaced religious and mythic themes. Straparola utilizes the topic of metamorphosis in his writing to liberate his society from the grips of religion, while Madame d'Aulnoy uses it as an escape valve from the standardized social order of the 17th century. Madame d'Aulnoy’s narratives are based on causality representing the needs of the readers of the period while Straparola’s narratives tries to exclude the causality if possible. Difference in the two narratives denote the different sociocultural environment in which the texts were formed and written. Madame d'Aulnoy’s readers dreamed of a society free from the dominant monarchy, and Madame d'Aulnoy’s Prince Marcassin which is a fictional history addressed these very needs of the readers. While Prince Marcassin addressed the issues concerning rationality as an ideal, The Pig King remained as simple wonderful stories. In this sense, both authors are representative of their respective era and though very different is very much alike.