Synthesis

     "Prince Charming, ... Frequently is a narcissistic dope," June Callwood's analysis of men, author of  Forget Prince Charming, and passes the life lessons learned to her granddaughters. Alice Major goes on in her poem to explains all the problems that she stairs down with her "prince charming," in puce fairy tale. Alice Major would agree with the advice June Callwood gives her granddaughters.

     How can you believe in perfection. Perfection does not exist, that  very lack of perfection is what makes this world interesting to live each day. June Callwood does not believe in the "perfect prince charming." She instead believes, a good relationship is based on compromise. But "the exchange is rarely 50-50." During the inception of a new relationship your "self-protected edges disappear," all that the your partner says and does is both agreeable and perfect. As inevitable as the sun setting, this portion of the relationship will come to a close; this is when you must look for "integrity." What you should look for in a partner is "truth [speaking], ...punctuality, ...consideration, ...[and] humor."

      Alice Major is imperfect, akin to ever person. Her poem puts a critical view on men's expectations of women to look, breath and act to the utmost of perfection. Her companion wants "a maid with braids of hair like rope," but this desire is impossible to achieve because "[her] hair would never grow that long". He wants her to be perfect just like in all the fairy tales. His desires will forever be unsatisfied by Alice, because she is not perfect, she is not a fairy tale. No matter the pressure he places  and pushes upon her, she can not live up to his expectations, no matter how hard she tries he will always be 'bruised by that one small nub." So instead of  "cutting off [her] toe" to please this man, she "[declines], with thanks and honor" with proposal.

     June Callwood has been giving her granddaughters advise on "the perfect mate,"  since they were old enough to sit on her lap. The wisdom of failure that is passed down by June Callwood would be passed down through a new family.