Another Cinderella Story

up to princesses. Cinderella is a fairytale that has been told for years and has been an influence on young girls all over the world in many different cultures. Before given this assignment I had no idea that there were other versions out there of Cinderella but I am so glad there are. The Cinderella that you know I guarantee is not the same Cinderella that someone else knows on the other side of the word. Cinderella has the fixed characteristics that make it a story of Cinderella which, are the…

Did you know that there are approximately 1,500 versions of the Cinderella fairy tale worldwide? Cinderella is one of the most well-known fairy tales across the world. It is also the most popular narrative that is told in numerous countries. Not only is this fairy tale written down as a story it is also an animation. Most Cinderella stories revolve around a young girl who suffers after her mother passes away and is neglected by her step-mother. The girl normally has a magical force that helps…

prince and the princess who overcome the evil in the story. In the Brothers' Grimm's “Cinderella” the heroine of the story, Cinderella, was subject to years of cruelty because of her sisters jealousy. Even though they were “beautiful and fair of face” (Grimm 746) they still felt a rivalry with Cinderella because she wasn't…

have read or heard of the stories of Cinderella or saw a movie of the traditional princess story which always seems to have the same cliché “happily ever after ending.” In the poem “Cinderella,” written by Anne Sexton, she switches up the old-fashioned mythical story by adding in a touch of mockery and telling the story with her sense of reality. Sexton’s sarcastic tone being used in the poem causes the readers to identify and get a sense of the message the version of her story gives. The use of…

Ella Enchanted VS. Cinderella Ella Enchanted is a Cinderella story with a twist. I never really thought that Ella Enchanted and Cinderella had so much in common. I have watched both of them many times and never realized all the similarities and differences even though Ella is a version of Cinderella. One slight difference in between the two is that Ella is cursed with the gift of obedience. She is not allowed to disobey no matter what the order that is given to her. She finally just accepts…

In this essay I will be explaining the many parallels between Cinder and the original story of Cinderella. There is a lot of different parallels that I was able to think of and I'm sure they're many more that I did not think of. The glass slipper Cinderella leaves at the ball parallels with the cyborg foot Cinder loses when she attempts to escape the ball. On page 365, “On the fifth step, she heard the bolts snap. The wires tore loose, like tendons stretched to the max. She felt the loss of…

the famous story into a poem by saying “I miss my stepmother… the queen calling me to look at another painting of her son,this time holding the transparent slipper I wish i’d never seen.” In the movie all Cinderella wanted in the world was…

everyone, as a child, has seen Walt Disney’s classic Cinderella (The French version). But, almost everyone hasn’t read another culture’s version of Cinderella. The story Cinderella (The French Version) and the story Rhodopis (The Egyptian Version) are two versions of the Cinderella we know today, and the “symbol” of the slipper, shows us both of the economics in each of the countries that these stories originated in In the French version, Cinderella, the symbol of the shoe reveals the culture's…

they could mean. Elisabeth Panttaja wrote “Cinderella: Not So Morally Superior”, an article describing the role of Cinderella's mother in the classic tale. Panttaja takes a stand on a view point most people have not considered before. The author gives countless examples of how Cinderella’s mother is still with her despite being dead. And how Cinderella’s mother’s presence and powers are what shapes Cinderella into the person she is and what guides Cinderella into doing all that she does.…

The story of Cinderella is well-known by most people, however, there are several versions of this beloved tale. The original story written down by the Grimm Brothers depicts a world where moral choices can affect your life in extreme ways, but it is Walt Disney’s 1950 cartoon version of Cinderella that most children think of when the story is mentioned. This version leaves behind both the question of morality and the bloody punishments, allowing children to enjoy an eye-catching, G-rated film.…