According to the two authors, Madonna Kolbenschlagg and Bruno Bettelheim, the classic Cinderella story contains sibling rivalry, gender stereotypes, and symbolism. Madonna Kolbenschlagg, being a feminist, writes her article explaining the Cinderella story in a more feminist view. Bruno Bettelheim, a distinguished psychologist, centers his article very specifically on the sibling rivalry exhibited in the classic Cinderella story, but he also writes about the oedipal period in a child’s life, along with the symbolism of every aspect in the Cinderella story. Both authors share that Cinderella is most likely the best-known and best-liked fairytale. Although the original (from unknown sources) Cinderella story has been passed from country to country
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Bruno Bettelheim shares the analogy of the two brothers Cain and Abel from the Bible; Abel was subject to Cain, and he was later murdered by Cain. Cinderella was reduced to the ashes serving her step sisters. Not only does Bettelheim share about sibling rivalry in the Cinderella story itself, but he also elaborates on sibling rivalry out of the fictional story. The feelings felt in sibling rivalry are not necessarily felt towards the siblings, but to the parents as well. Feelings of jealousy from attention to the other siblings, causes them to try to feel acceptance. After feeling this way for so long, just as Cinderella did with her vile stepmother and stepsisters, the child ends up believing that they belong where she are, degraded and a slave to her siblings.
In Madonna Kolbenschlagg’s “A Feminist’s View of ‘Cinderella’,” Kolbenschlagg reverts to a quote of Bruno Bettelheim’s about sibling rivalry. With her siblings kept in higher regard then her, Cinderella is excluded from achievements in life. Kolbenschlagg also shares the acceptance that this degraded sibling has. Subject to living in the ashes by the chimney, the child will have a longing to be rescued from her …show more content…
The place next to the hearth in the ashes not only symbolizes degradation but also selflessness and innocence. The twig from Cinderella’s father planted over her mothers grave symbolizes her past life and how she transforms into her new self. Cinderella receives help from animals; according to Kolbenschlagg, this stands for the trust that is demanded of Cinderella. The deadline at midnights shows the division between a woman’s double life of achievement outside the home, to the emotional condition of relationships in the home. The changing point of the whole Cinderella story, the slipper, is a symbol of “sexual bondage in a stereotype,” but also one of power. Once the prince finds that the slipper fits her, the power of the kingdom is in Cinderella’s
Bruno Bettelheim shares the analogy of the two brothers Cain and Abel from the Bible; Abel was subject to Cain, and he was later murdered by Cain. Cinderella was reduced to the ashes serving her step sisters. Not only does Bettelheim share about sibling rivalry in the Cinderella story itself, but he also elaborates on sibling rivalry out of the fictional story. The feelings felt in sibling rivalry are not necessarily felt towards the siblings, but to the parents as well. Feelings of jealousy from attention to the other siblings, causes them to try to feel acceptance. After feeling this way for so long, just as Cinderella did with her vile stepmother and stepsisters, the child ends up believing that they belong where she are, degraded and a slave to her siblings.
In Madonna Kolbenschlagg’s “A Feminist’s View of ‘Cinderella’,” Kolbenschlagg reverts to a quote of Bruno Bettelheim’s about sibling rivalry. With her siblings kept in higher regard then her, Cinderella is excluded from achievements in life. Kolbenschlagg also shares the acceptance that this degraded sibling has. Subject to living in the ashes by the chimney, the child will have a longing to be rescued from her …show more content…
The place next to the hearth in the ashes not only symbolizes degradation but also selflessness and innocence. The twig from Cinderella’s father planted over her mothers grave symbolizes her past life and how she transforms into her new self. Cinderella receives help from animals; according to Kolbenschlagg, this stands for the trust that is demanded of Cinderella. The deadline at midnights shows the division between a woman’s double life of achievement outside the home, to the emotional condition of relationships in the home. The changing point of the whole Cinderella story, the slipper, is a symbol of “sexual bondage in a stereotype,” but also one of power. Once the prince finds that the slipper fits her, the power of the kingdom is in Cinderella’s