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Emily asked this question about My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry:
Is "Wolfheart" really his name? I was never sure if that was the name of "The Monster" in just the fairy tales or in real life, too. Elsa refers to him many times to the other adults and nobody seems to correct her. So, perhaps it is his name?
Jean My opinion, and I didn't read too closely, is that Wolfheart is what he is called in fairy tales only. The woman in the black skirt seems surprised wh…moreMy opinion, and I didn't read too closely, is that Wolfheart is what he is called in fairy tales only. The woman in the black skirt seems surprised when Elsa refers to him by this name, as if the woman in the black skirt had never heard it before.

Side note: It bothers me that Elsa has a vocabulary so far beyond any imaginable 7 year old and yet still says the woman in the black skirt is a "terropist."(less)
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