Three Sisters

stepmother. In Cinderella the stepsisters are these snotty girls that make Cinderella do all the chores and the stepmother allows this to happen, The stepmother also treats her this way and making her life miserable. It's the same for Ashputtle with the sisters and stepmother adding chores to the original chores just so she couldn’t go to the ball. Both of these stories are unique in their own way. With the Brothers Grimm version being gory and CInderella being a happier tone with no gore,…

A classic princess story, Cinderella remains to be one of Disney’s most popular movies. However, what is disturbing is the manner in which this movie imposes gender roles by depicting women in a negative manner. This film seems to be reinforcing the notion that women are weaklings and that the only way in which any society can survive is by upholding male dominance and embracing female submissiveness. The movie begins by showing Cinderella living happily with her parents in a faraway kingdom.…

father is still alive. She has to deal with a stepmother and stepsisters because her dad remarried. Her male savior is a prince and they meet at a ball. The setting is back in the day. A tree branch grants her wishes with the animals as helpers. The sister have a cruel ending with their eyes poked out. The prince finds her because of a glass slipper. She had always wanted to go the ball from the beginning. She never met the prince until the ball. The prince finds her and it is a happily ever…

of Butterflies, conveys the theme of transformation in each character and the world in which they live. The Mirabal sisters transform throughout the story and in the revolution that starts with them. One only comes to know themselves by the hardships that one faces. Each person's identity is described in the hardships that one overcomes. Minerva Mirabal is the first of the sisters to join the revolution. Minerva is determined to get an education but, even after finishing law school, is…

Archetypes: How you know the Stepmother is Evil Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess with skin the color of snow who lived with her stepmother. In one sentence you already know what is going to happen. You know who you are suppose to like, who the villain is, and you can probably guess the basic plot line and the ending. You know that the stepmother will be evil, she will try to hurt and/or kill the princess, who will undoubtable be saved by a prince on a gallant steed, and they will…

I and my two daughters, Racina and Rachel became a part of Cinderella’s life ten years after the death of her mother. At thirteen, it was clear to her father that Cinderella needed a mother-like figure to support her. So, within a year we married and I took on the role as a stepmother. At first, both welcomed us into their home. But, it was not long until that all changed. Soon Cinderella started to show her true colours, becoming quite impossible as she refused to do any of her chores. However…

fall in love, all your problems will disappear. The film is irresponsible since it perpetuates female stereotypes and establishes the patriarchy as the means for women to be fulfilled. Cinderella is not given the same amount of respect as her step sisters Drizella and Anastasia by her stepmother. Cinderella is treated like a maid, and is far from having equal rights and being treated like a person. “Dont forget the garden, Then scrub the terrance, sweep the halls and the stairs, clean the…

The most common theme in the book is the ongoing struggle of the Butterflies against the government. When the flashback first begins, this particular theme is surfaced during a conversation between the Mirabal family, discussing the idea of Minevra becoming a lawyer. In effect their mother exclaimed jokingly, “Just what we need, skirts in the law!” (Alvarez 10) Minerva insisted that the claim was true, insisting that that, “It’s about time we women had a voice in running our country.” (Alvarez…

resist authority in hopes of a civil environment for their peers. The Mirabal sisters…

year that I met my step brother’s friend, Robert. We sometimes went to his neighborhood to play basketball or walk around, but the last trip we took to his house was the most memorable trips I ever took in my life. My step brother Dontae, my step sister Tiana, my little brother Hakeem, our friend Jj, and I, all went to Robert’s house to play basketball one day. Everyone except Dontae went ahead to the court; he said he would catch up with us later. When we arrived, we waited ten minutes for…