The Glass Slipper

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…

Cinderella” Comparison: The Grimm’s Brothers vs Walt Disney “Cinderella” is a fairy tale from the Grimm brothers with a different twist that of the Disney version. Although there are many different versions in every culture, the Grimm brothers Germany version has some horrific events that occur. The Grimm’s fairytales are from many years ago that were meant to entertain adults, and they all have hidden messages that are not evident. In the Disney version “Cinderella” is a rags to riches fairy…

feathers draped around her shoulders, along with solid gold slippers. She was told not to lose the slippers. While at the festival, Yeh-Shen was nervous that the step mother and daughter would recognize her, so she dashed out of the village, losing one of the golden slippers. Returning home, her dress turned back into rags. She tried to speak to the fish bones, but they were silent now. At the festival, a merchant found the gold slipper, who gave it to the king, in reaction wanted to find the…

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…

wonder why Disney chose glass? Walt Disney was in the business of entertainment, so he did many things to impress his audience. In 1950, people considered this level of animation extremely advanced, with Disney using colors like an artist to tell his story. One of the most impressive parts of the movie is the expressive use of color and art to tell the story. Therefore, it seems odd that he used glass slippers, which are mostly transparent, rather than the colorful golden slippers of tradition.…

the stroke of midnight. Cinderella goes to the ball and falls in love with the prince, but when the clock strikes midnight, she runs away from him. While running away, she leaves one glass slipper on the stairway in her wake. The next day the prince uses this slipper to find his bride. When Cinderella tries on the slipper, the Prince realizes he has found his mystery bride, and everyone lives happily ever after.…

finish many chores and could not get them done. While she is washing clothes a falcon swoops down and steals one of her golden slippers she is upsetted by it but continues doing her chores. The falcon drops the slipper on the prince’s lap, the Pharaoh demands to find whoever the owner of the sandal is. Eventually they arrive at the slave plantation Rhodopis tries on the slipper and it fits she is taken to the prince where she gets married. Now that we know about each story I am going to find the…

the stereotypical idea of the males being active, and female being passive. In Cinderella, Cinderella plays a passive role in the story. After she leaves her glass slipper behind at the ball, she has nothing more to do than staying home and waiting Even after she knows that the prince was madly searching for the owner of the glass slipper, she just quietly waits at home. Snow White and Sleeping Beauty also wait patiently, and rather unconsciously, to be "saved" by men. Therefore, "waiting" is…

Fairy tales have been shared around the campfire, in homes, in schools, and before bedtime for centuries. First told orally, these stories were passed down from generation to generation until they were eventually written down and collected for consumption by the public. Due to the passing of time and fallibility the stories have changed throughout the years and slightly differ from culture to culture, however, Stories such as Cinderella can be found in historical records from as far back as the…

the stepsisters both try on the shoe and it does not fit them. Then Cinderella tries it on after being locked in her room by her stepmother because she doesn't want her to try it on and the slipper fits her. The Grimm's version is quite different. In this story when one sister tries it on and the slipper did not fit the mother handed her a knife and told her to cut off her toe so it would fit. So she did and once the price saw the blood tracks he took her back cause he knew it did not fit her.…