First, the first appearance of the werewolf in human form as "a charming hunter", extends the symbolism to warn the reader that baseness does not is always synonymous with being covered in lice, but can be dressed in a disguise similar to what France suggests of the wife in The Lay of the Werewolf (Carter 217). Yet, it seems that even when the boy in Carter's story transforms, he is still, in essence, as human as he is beastly. Furthermore, the description of him as a naked werewolf reveals, quite obviously, the sexual undertone, of asserting dominance over women, much like those who caused fear in the wife in The Lay of the Werewolf. This lecherous monster easily overcomes the grandmother, not only because of her age, but because of her inability to think quickly, making her yet another naive woman who has fallen prey to the powerful and sexually charged.