Cinderella

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…

The Brothers Grimm version of the fairy tale “Cinderella” is a perfect example of a person’s journey from dark to light, or, as Tatar says it, “a way out of the woods back to the safety and security of home.” (Behrens and Rosen 254) While there are many versions of the story across different cultures, this variant describes the journey not only for Cinderella, but for the desired path of the stepsisters as well. The idea of Cinderella being a story of a journey comes from Tatar’s idea, which is…

The Prince in Cinderella 2015 and Ever After play a key role, and the role of prince is pervasive in other versions of Cinderella. Prince’s role is to save Cinderella from the stepmother and to marry with her. Because of his role, princes in many different stories have very similar characteristics that are kindness and generosity and fall in love with Cinderella. Although many different actors played a character prince, this is what most people know and care about a prince in Cinderella stories.…

“Cinderella” and “Everafter” are the same in many ways but here are some stark differences. In fact they seem to be very different. In “Cinderella” Cinderella cried at her mother’s grave everyday like a baby. While on the other hand feisty and didn’t dwell on the past. Secondly Henry in “Cinderella” had to have birds tell him he had the wrong girl. Henry definitely wasn’t the sharpest knife in the drawer. Like Mrs. Gunn said “you gotta be five levels below stupid if…” you have to have a…

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…

Cinderella Cinderella has been transformed and interpreted in many different ways. There are many different versions such as the Disney version. While reading about the author you will see there are many connections that connect his personal life to his stories. The theme throughout Cinderella is that through the story she still is able to achieve success through everything negative happening. She does not let how they treat her affect the way she treats them. Cinderella was just like his…

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…

The title of the book that I have read for the book report is Cinderella Cleaners: Change of a Dress. The author of the book is Maya Gold. There are two settings for this story which is in New York and Cinderella Cleaners but most of the action took placed in Cinderella Cleaners. The author chose this settings because it is where Diana found out the ticket and where she went. Diana Donato is the main character of the story. She studies at the Weehawken Middle School and great at acting but…

Cinderella: a poor but strong girl who serves at the feet of her evil stepmother and stepsisters. She’s beautiful and kind-hearted, though treated with inequity when her stepfamily is in the picture. She’s a girl of hope and faith, and because of this, she found a delightful life with the one and only Prince Charming. It seems as if everyone knows the classical tale of this optimistic girl. According to readyed.com, 350 to 1,500 versions of Cinderella were created. Though they all have similar…

In both “The Princess Paradox” by James Poniewozik and “Cinderella and Princess Culture” by Peggy Orenstein, the princess culture is agreed upon; however, the authors vary their opinions of how the fairytail dream of pink dresses and sparkly crowns came to be. Poniewozik opens up his article by addressing the “kick-ass culture,” while Orenstein focuses on how princesses have diminished the feeling of confidence and independence that young girls should experience. While some may believe that…