Grimm Brothers Research Paper

Through the many years the Grimm brothers were alive, an array of children's literature was produced. Actually, the correct term would be reproduced. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were masters at reproducing and even changing early children's stories so that they had more meaning for the children of the time. More times than not, they censored out sexual meanings and added violence to children's stories that had already been told for centuries. By doing so, the brothers got an effect out of the story that would change it from a story with a subtle theme or moral, to a vivid story of lessons to be learned and consequences to be dealt with. There was one thing about their' writing that was always

Cinderella discovers at one point in the story the king is giving a festival to find his son a bride. Her stepmother tells her she can go if she picks out all the lentils that they threw in the fireplace. Cinderella agrees and calls to all the birds under heaven that come and help her with her task. Yet no matter what she did, her stepmother had no intentions of letting her go to the festival. After the others leave, Cinderella weeps on her

That is when her fairy godmother appeared to help her out. Yeh-shen, using her magic fishbones to wish her up a Beautiful Dress, and a pair of Golden Slippers, she was ready for the Festival. In Cinderella The Fairy Godmother got her a tinted blue royal dress, which she was ready for the ball. When Cinderella made it, she was greeted to the prince with invited her to dance with him. Yeh-shen got everyone’s attention, including the king, but during a rush, Yeh-shen lost her Golden Slipper. Cinderella, at Midnight she fled the area, and at the entrance lost her glass slipper. The Next day, The Grand Duke when to their homestead to see whose feet fit the Glass Slipper. In Yeh-shen the King put the golden slipper out in public to see who’s feet can fit it. Yeh-shen tried to steal it back, and got caught. The King noticed her feet and try to see if it fit her. It did, making her the Queen. In Cinderella, she was trapped in her room, as the stepsisters tried the glass slipper and attempt to make it fit. With help with her animal friends she got out, the glass slipper broke which, Cinderella proves the Duke by giving her the other slipper. Making her the Bride to the

Fairy tales are timeless entities that will always be relevant in people’s lives. Fairy tales and stories offer entertainment, advice, and moral examples. The creation of fairy tales is important in the development of social norms. Children everywhere would read fairy tales and learn from them. As a result, these fairy tales are translated into multiple languages and allows people with different backgrounds to understand and relate to the story. People take these stories and adapt them to life around them. Within these adaptations of the same story, it is normal to observe slight differences that contribute as evidence in identifying the culture or societies in which these stories come from. Whether it is the slang of the dialogue or the change of location, modern producers and writers are known to take these classic stories and adding a significant twist to adjust to their cultural agenda. The movie, The Princess and the Frog, is a modern example of writers and directors creating a modern twist to the popular story of the Brother Grimm’s The Frog King. The Princess and the Frog and The Frog King both encode the mores, values, and beliefs of the cultures of the societies from which they come because, even though they both have similar plot ideas, the differences of the location and the differences of the overall specific plotlines attribute to understanding how their own specific cultures influence the adaptation and the actual story.

Fairy tales have been passed down from generation to generation, each person in one way or another altering the tale to reflect a piece of their life in the work . The Brothers Grimm wrote hundreds of fairy tales in their life time and in these works they used their childhood experiences as reference. Because of the hardships they faced growing up their tales take on a more gruesome approach to fairy tales. Because their mother was their only caregiver growing up, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm reflect their fondness towards her through the strong willed, independent female characters in their fairy tales. Female heroines are rarely seen in modern day fairy tales, but as a result of their childhood the Brothers Grimm utilized them frequently

The Grimm Brothers version of Cinderella is a written down oral story that people passed down from generation to generation, meant to teach a lesson about piety and good behavior. Before the Grimm Brothers ever wrote it down, the story had been told several times by memory. It is thus not surprising that the descriptions of certain events in the story, such as the way Cinderella went to the Ball, are lacking in details. It is obvious that these parts of the story are unimportant to the overall message of the story. Instead, it focuses on the piety of Cinderella and the wickedness of the step-sisters. Through the events of the story, it becomes obvious that the goodness of Cinderella is justly rewarded, and that

After the ball Disney ends their story with the prince searching for the maiden who fits the shoe. Cinderella is locked away so she wouldn’t be able to try it on the glass slipper and then is rescued by her furry friends. She then shows that the shoe is indeed hers and she and the prince live happily ever after. In Grimm’s version, although a lot more graphic, we are told that in a desperate attempt to fit the coveted shoe, the step-sisters cut off pieces of their feet and trick the prince until two crows relay him a message exposing their deficit. The crows then pluck out the eyes of the step-sisters and they, along with their black-hearted mother, are left as beggars. Disney’s version doesn’t go into detail about the consequences of the Cinderella’s step relatives.

Walt Disney’s Cinderella is adapted from the original fairy tale written in 1697 by Charles Perrault. There are some key differences between Walt Disney’s Cinderella and Charles Perrault’s Cinderella. In Charles Perrault’s tale, Cinderella’s father is not dead, but the father is controlled by the stepmother. Cinderella’s younger stepsister is much more polite than the older stepsister, who calls Cinderella Cinderwench. The king in Perrault’s tale hosts a two day Ball, which Cinderella attends with the help of the fairy godmother. During Cinderella’s preparation for the first night of the Ball, Cinderella helps the fairy godmother find a coachman when the fairy godmother could not find one. Cinderella’s glass slipper comes off on the second

As a result, it contains many more shocking details than both Disney's version as well as Jeremiah Curtin's adaptation. For instance, in "Aschenputtel", her stepsisters cut off their toes and a bit of their heel in order to try and fit their foot into the golden slipper. There is a strong emphasis of blood in this scene, which contrasts the serene and peaceful version that we all know and love from the Disney film. The sisters know that if they are able to fit into the golden slipper, they would rise up in social rank tremendously. In another scene, Cinderella's stepsisters attempt to ruin her moment of happiness as she walks down the aisle by trying to walk down with her. Cinderella's magical bird helpers poke out one of their eyes, and yet this still doesn't stop them. They once again attempt to walk down the aisle with her, until finally the birds poke out both of their eyes. The lengths that the stepsisters go to prevent Cinderella's happiness distinctly show and symbolize how far one will go in order to torment someone who they view as disfavored, impoverished, or "lesser than". They would rather be blind than see Cinderella rise up in social rank before they do. This seems to be a justifiable ending for them, according to the narrator: "And thus, for their wickedness and falsehood, they were punished with blindness as long as they lived" (Grimm

Before the Brothers Grimm transcribed what is known today as one of the most recognized fairytales ever recorded, it was being passed down orally from generation to generation at every corner of the globe. Various versions of Cinderella’s myth can be found in almost every culture in the world, all very distinct with their own specific qualities, reflecting each society’s predominant interpretations of religious themes. For instance, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s works were known to promote their Prussian culture and language, such as “Aschenputtel”, their German version of Cinderella. Most of their adjustments were heavily influenced by the criticism of their fellow countrymen, their audience, and their Christian beliefs.

The stepmother also told the other daughter, “Cut off part of your heel. Once your queen you wont need to go on foot anymore” (Grimm 9). These examples show that the rough family dynamic could have kept Cinderella in a bad place but in the end she overcame the harsh

Eventually, it was the two sisters turn to try on the slipper. Both had small feet, but not small enough to fit into the slipper, so they each cut off a piece of their foot in hopes of fitting into the slipper. They almost succeeded too, but the birds from Cinderella’s mother’s grave would tell the messenger the truth, and each sister was sent back home. When messenger returned to the house the prince went with him and he asked Cinderella's father if he had another daughter, Cinderella was called for, and she tried on the slipper which fit her foot perfectly. When the wedding day came the doves that had help Cinderella picked out the stepsisters eyes and blinded them as punishment for their wickedness (J. Grimm and W. Grimm 85-93).

he gets to her house and and has the step sisters put the shoe on and it doesn't fit them so cinderella tries it on it fits they live happily ever after. so the grimm's /|\ brother is a little different first the step sisters cut part of their feet to fit in the slipper then the prince sees that there bleeding so then cinderella tries it one it fits then at the wedding the stepsisters get their eyes pecked out by birds. i feel they changed this one on account that little girls might cut peace of there feet off trying to fit in shoes that don't fit

"The Brothers Grimm were academics best known for publishing collections of folk tales and fairy tales, which became massively popular." (Zipes p. 7) "Born in Hanau, Germany, a year apart, with Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm born the oldest, on January 4, 1985, and Wilhelm Karl Grimm on February 24, 1786. Their family consisted of nine other siblings, six of which survived infancy, and their parents." (Zipes p. 9) Their early childhood was described as "idyllic" with them living in a beautiful countryside home while their father, Philip Wilhelm, was employed by the Prince of Hessen. However, when Jacob was eleven years and Wilhelm only ten, their father died, and their fortune dramatically declined to nothing. Their family was forced to move

In order to reach a wider audience, Disney’s first strategy was to remove the violence from the story for the film. Disney movies are made precisely for young children, so they produce movies to be cheerful, appropriate, and non-violent. In the Brothers Grimm tale, the two stepsisters will stop at nothing to make the slipper fit. When they could not get their toe or heel into the shoe, their mother gave them a knife and said, "Cut the toe off, for when you are queen you will never have to go on foot.” (Grimm 126) or “Cut a bit off your heel. When you are queen you will have no need to go on foot.” (Grimm 126) In the Disney movie, the stepsisters ' just force their feet into the shoe then give up. The movie also omits the pigeons pecking out the stepsisters’ eyes, leaving them to live as blind beggars for the rest of their lives. The Disney version ends when the prince finds