Cinderella complex

The Jade Peony Grandmama is the protagonist of this story, “The Jade Peony”, and she stands out as a dynamic character through her actions and words, which make her a unique individual. We learn about her life before she dies, and about all her different beliefs. To start off, Grandmama is and 83 year old Chinese-Canadian who is an immigrant to this country along with her family. She is very old and physically aging, and her body trembles constantly revealing that she is about to die. Grandmama…

Doe Deere is one of those creative people that comes along once in a blue moon. She is the self appointed unicorn queen that is also the CEO of a very colorful beauty company named Lime Crime. Their wild palette of colors are also very whimsical and cruelty free. Some people like to play by the rules. Doe Deere is one woman that believes in breaking free of a few rules to really reveal the beauty inside of you. Her makeup line is definite proof of her love for wild and whimsical colors that…

Said to be one of Disney’s best films, Beauty and the Beast is based on a French fairy tale about a beautiful woman who falls in love with a beast. This film sends the message that “it’s what is inside that really matters”. Jeanne Marie- Leprince de Beaumont wrote the timeless tale of “The Beauty and the beast” which has been embraced by the hearts of many for decades. The moral of the original tale by Beaumont, written in 1757, is that it doesn’t matter what occurs on the outside, because…

One drowsy, cold day sometime in the 1900’s, there was a girl named Ella. Ella was enjoying her morning by playing with her Barbie dolls around her table in her room when Ella had a sudden urge to have a tea party. So, she specifically places each one of her dolls perfectly upright in their assigned seats around the table. She then realized she had to get herself ready for the special occasion. Ella takes off her night gown and proceeds to put on her favorite princess dress along with her…

Most kids are vulnerable so in the different version of “Hansel and Grehtel” the predictor uses that to their advantage. In the story “The Rose Tree” the little girl was scared and upset about not being able to bring home the candles. The stepmother “pretended not to mind the loss” so that the little girl will calm down. Most parents would try to calm their kids down because their kids would usually mean more to them then some material object. Grethel was so relieved that she was not in trouble…

dwarves and forest animals. Such feminine traits were revered by women of the time, and they sought to handle domestic roles with bliss, just like Snow White does. In the 1950’s, Snow White’s release was followed by the similarly gendered movies Cinderella and…

Mark Morris’s piece “The Hard Nut”, specifically “Waltz of the Snowflakes”, is a satire of The Nutcracker, The Waltz of the Sugar Plum Fairies. Morris succeeds in creating an original updated version that is a little cynical, a little romantic and a little funny all at the same time. His version jumps off the pages of a pastel colored comic book inspired by Charles Burns and really tries to land as far away from “the Box” as possible. But at the same time, still keep the succinct execution of…

“Agatha Christie” Often referred to as the “Queen of Crime”, Agatha Christie was a truly exceptional mystery author. Born on September 15, 1890 in Torquay, Devon, she relished her childhood. Unfortunately, her father passed away when Ms. Christie was just seven years old. As a child, most of her amusement came while playing with dolls. She was married twice, her second husband encouraging her to write more than the first. Agatha Christie enjoyed various hobbies, such as playing the piano and…

Howard Gardner was a professor of cognition and education at Harvard School of Education. Gardner was a very influential individual of his time, very knowledgeable when it came to the Cognitive and Education topics. Gardner wrote many great books and was part of many very important education projects throughout his career. On this paper we will be analyzing and providing specific examples on the “star wars script” which Gardner writes about during one of his cognitive studies. Gardner writes…

Cinderella vs. Little Ashes Although many people believe that fairy tales are the same across all cultures, the truth is that they are extremely different depending on the values of the culture. What that means is that the stories from different cultures are way different tales. For example the “Italian Cinderella Story” is way different from the “Native American Cinderella Story” “Little Ashes” so here are some things that are the same and different about the two stories. “The Italian…