Another Cinderella Story

The story of Cinderella had been around for many years. The first version dates back to 850 A.D. (Myseveralworlds). Each version has similarities and differences. Most common similarity is a young girl who is mistreated, all have a unique magic tale, and a prince. Most of the world today, know Walt Disney’s Cinderella version. Walt Disney was far from the original producer, to surprise many. “During World War 11, Disney had lost touch with the European film markets, concerning other films. His…

the major factors affecting story elements. This paper will compare how social background and culture affect the way of expression in Western and Chinese children’s fantasy literature when two stories having the same elements, by comparing Cinderella and Ye Xian(葉限). Ye Xian is a Chinese fairy tale written by Duan Chengshi(段成式) in Tang dynasty compilation Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang(酉陽雜俎). It is one of the oldest known variants of Cinderella, where Cinderella was published in 1812. When…

The Grimm Brothers have written many fairy tale stories that have had a huge impact on society today. Ashputell is one of the stories that is still important in todays society. There are some differences in the original story compared to what we know today, but the major themes have remained the same. Overall, the major themes of Ashputtel are the same as when the Grimm Brothers first wrote the story. Ashputtel is about a young girl who lost her mother, was left with her father who got…

In “ Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper” by Charles Perrault and in the Grimm Brothers tale of Cinderella as well, Cinderella endures abuse from her stepmother and stepsisters as she is required to do all the housework, deprived love and moral support. In “ Little Snow-White” by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, another envious and beauty- preoccupied queen begrudges little Snow-White’s beauty and attempts various and unscrupulous tricks to kill her to win the beauty contest, eliminate competition…

to have their story retold in modern society, it begins by having a vast audience, because the movie industries like to make money and they tend to open up stories to give them a never ending story. When one starts to read the Grimm’s version of Cinderella it includes religion, culture and shows that a lesson has to be taught. Now when it comes to, A Cinderella Story it is based off of the stars that played in the movie, music in the background and the strong male/female roles, another touch to…

A fairy tale many of us know is Cinderella, but what many of us don’t know, is the drastic changes the fairy tale went through to become the story it is today. Focusing on the revised original tale from 1857, written by the Grimm Brothers, Cinderella is a darker, more realistic tale and the newer version of the tale, a movie produced by Disney in 1950, is more magical and happy. The two tales have similar story lines, but the Disney version has changed to fit a different audience compared to the…

accomplish this through a sarcastic tone, and but Sexton’s sarcasm is filtered to appear joyful while Kumin’s sarcasm is meant to emphasize an established friendship. In Sexton’s “Cinderella”, the placement of similes and metaphors pulls the reader into a feeling of nostalgia from their childhood and former friendships. In “Cinderella”, there is an unfortunate twist. The “Happily Ever After” that adults and children alike find solace in, never comes. The uncertainty at the end of the poem…

Dear Lucy, Anne Sexton’s “Cinderella” is not like the classic fairytale we all know and love. In this version, Cinderella is portrayed as a beautiful young girl; however, she is impoverished. Ever since she was little, her father, stepmother, and stepsisters treated her with brutality. Later on, with the help of her magical dove, Cinderella gets her wish of going to the ball, where her and Prince Charming meet. In contrast to the original fairytale, Prince Charming has an absence of…

The story of Cinderella was written by The Brothers Grimm in 1812. However, these two brothers did not actually write the original story of Cinderella, rather they wrote an adaptation of the German fairy tale. Their goal was to record all the popular fairy tales in order keep the old German tradition alive and make the people have pride in their country. They interviewed family members and various people in order to get the full stories. The stories were initially aimed at German families,…

Prompt #1 - “Cinderella” Charles Perrault (1696) and the Brothers Grimm (1857) Anyone that has read versions of Cinderella, may have a different perception of the story, it was not the norm for a middle class young lady to marry upper class not even in today’s age. However, we can begin with analyzing the story and each character as they come into the picture. In order to understand the psyche of the character, we must first understand the epoch the story was written and how society expected…