What comes to mind when one thinks of Cinderella? Perhaps a kind-hearted, compassionate, mistreated girl, who was rewarded with a happily ever after; complete with a handsome prince and an escape from what was meant to be her destiny. Or perhaps she is an idol of what we want to be someday? Abused by her stepfamily, pitied by her animal friends, and “saved” from her own fate -- Cinderella -- the girl who turns rags to riches and pauper to princess overnight. Cinderella is known as one of the most prominent characters in the entire fairy tale world, leaving her mark on young children, giving them her representation of the world through her tale, and evolves through history to become one of the most widely recognized fairy tale characters of
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“Cinderella is the most well known fairy tale in the world, with almost 700 documented versions, with the oldest dating back to 850 AD in China” (Parsons; 143). This shows that almost everyone around the world has heard some form of the tale of Cinderella, and has been influenced by the tale. Authors Allan Lazar, Dan Karlan, and Jeremy Salter write that the tale of Cinderella has developed over the centuries, but the story that is commonly known today was written from oral tradition in the early 1600s by Charles Perrault, a Frenchman. It was later brought to a larger audience through the medium of film, produced by Walt Disney. “Cinderella was a written from a series of oral accounts. The story of the poor, but beautiful girl, Cinderella was meant to teach children a moral. In every culture, we can find some type of Cinderella, with different cultural backgrounds, however the message still remains the same, no matter the language, or alteration of the story” (Baum). As Linda Holmes informs in her web article, “There have been various version of the tale of …show more content…
“Cinderella’s damaging influence has cast a dark shadow over us. She embodies a distortion of reality, the reality in which we are expected to earn our rewards” (Lazar, Karlan, Salter; 47). This shows us how Cinderella influences people to earn their rewards. For example, when young children do their chores, they get rewarded with money. Although Cinderella didn’t earn her rewards for her daily chores, she did get rewarded with a prince and a happy ending. “Cinderella is considered one of the most influential because we like Cinderella not because of her character traits, but by what she receives in the end for being kind and compassionate. We wish that Cinderella’s story was actually true, but in reality, we know that Cinderella was never never really a fairy tale, but a myth” (Baum). Cinderella is only a story of what we all want to be true, but sadly, it is not. “We discover that the way to win a prince is over the ugly bodies of our competitors, who are similarly trying to cut our throats. Beauty on its own is not enough: you have to be seen by the right people. You must triumph over those who would hide your beauty. You must outdo them. No wonder female friendships are so problematic, when this is how we are trained to see our relationships with other women” (Baum). Females want to compete with other females to win the heart of their respective
“Cinderella is the most well known fairy tale in the world, with almost 700 documented versions, with the oldest dating back to 850 AD in China” (Parsons; 143). This shows that almost everyone around the world has heard some form of the tale of Cinderella, and has been influenced by the tale. Authors Allan Lazar, Dan Karlan, and Jeremy Salter write that the tale of Cinderella has developed over the centuries, but the story that is commonly known today was written from oral tradition in the early 1600s by Charles Perrault, a Frenchman. It was later brought to a larger audience through the medium of film, produced by Walt Disney. “Cinderella was a written from a series of oral accounts. The story of the poor, but beautiful girl, Cinderella was meant to teach children a moral. In every culture, we can find some type of Cinderella, with different cultural backgrounds, however the message still remains the same, no matter the language, or alteration of the story” (Baum). As Linda Holmes informs in her web article, “There have been various version of the tale of …show more content…
“Cinderella’s damaging influence has cast a dark shadow over us. She embodies a distortion of reality, the reality in which we are expected to earn our rewards” (Lazar, Karlan, Salter; 47). This shows us how Cinderella influences people to earn their rewards. For example, when young children do their chores, they get rewarded with money. Although Cinderella didn’t earn her rewards for her daily chores, she did get rewarded with a prince and a happy ending. “Cinderella is considered one of the most influential because we like Cinderella not because of her character traits, but by what she receives in the end for being kind and compassionate. We wish that Cinderella’s story was actually true, but in reality, we know that Cinderella was never never really a fairy tale, but a myth” (Baum). Cinderella is only a story of what we all want to be true, but sadly, it is not. “We discover that the way to win a prince is over the ugly bodies of our competitors, who are similarly trying to cut our throats. Beauty on its own is not enough: you have to be seen by the right people. You must triumph over those who would hide your beauty. You must outdo them. No wonder female friendships are so problematic, when this is how we are trained to see our relationships with other women” (Baum). Females want to compete with other females to win the heart of their respective