Research Paper On Cinderella

After watching cinderella and reading cinder there was many similar things to the movie and book but there was also many different things that went on.Even though there were more difference between the to they still have the similarities.

Cinderella is a famous tale to all. Adults, children, and the elderly; but why? Its was told for many years even during ancient Egypt. They’re multiple stories about the same tale, one of the most famous has to be Disney’s Animated Film Version Cinderella. Comparing this famous tale to another one on the other side of the world, In China a Story called Yeh-shen.

A lot of the fairy tale stories that we have seen as young adults and even as adults are original folk tale stories that have been modified and rewritten to accommodate our new cultures. Cinderella happens to be one of these stories that have been changed over the years. There are many different versions of Cinderella, an African Cinderella, a Hungarian Cinderella and even a Chinese version. All of the Cinderella’s are similar in plot, but the author dictates the story’s theme based on the people whom he is writing for which completely changes the story’s tone, mood and other elements. While Perrault's version stresses the values and materialistic worries of his middle-class audience, Grimm’s' focus is on the harsh realities of life

Although Cinder and Cinderella have many differences they have more similarities. With Cinder and Cinderella. Cinder is a cyborg mechanic that works in New Beijing. Cinderella is a regular teenager that loves to sing dance and make everyone joyfull. They also have many similarities, but we will get to those later into the essay.

Pumpkins, blood, and crushing boulders, each Cinderella goes through a story of happiness and death. Step sisters getting eyes gushed out and feet getting cut off, and step mother eating a precious childhood pet. These versions are not so bippity boppity boo, and here are their stories. Fairy tales have been told for centuries, and Cinderella’s origins are found in 9th century China (Asia Society 1). Cinderella is written in thousands of versions. In Aschenputtel, the German version, brings you stepsisters cutting parts of their own feet off just to fit in a shoe. In Cinderella, the French version, brings you a fairy godmother turning pumpkins into a carriage,mice into coach men, and a beautiful silver dress for Cinderella. Even though Cinderella’s

Once upon a time in little town called Cape Granite, Wyoming there was a young girl by the name of Cinderella, she was a little on the heavy side. She didn't become this way until her dad passed away unexpectedly. A year before he died he remarried a young woman named Elara. Elara has two daughters named Jacelyn and Kiana, they were around the same age as Cinderella. After Cinderella’s father died she became very depressed and she ate her feelings by eating when she felt sad and upset. Eating was like a comfort thing for her. Before her father died Elara and her daughters were very nice to Cinderella but as soon as he died their true colors came out. They became very mean to her, telling her to do these ridiculous chores around the house.

It is important for The United States to have heroes, especially in the wake difficult times like the Great Depression. The people need someone to look up to in times of despair. It is important that social studies identifies heroes because the youth needs to know the good and the bad that have come from past events. A hero could be an ordinary person. James Braddock was an ordinary person, but was a hero to his family and community.

However, this is not the case in Perrault’s version of Cinderella. In Perrault’s version there are no doves sent by Cinderella’s late mother, but rather Cinderella has a fairy godmother who uses her magic to help Cinderella attend the ball. The fairy godmother turns a pumpkin into a coach, mice into horses, a rat into a coachman, lizards into footmen, and her old rags into a dress of gold and silver and warns Cinderella that the spell will break at midnight and everything will turn back as it once was. Similarly, when Cinderella enters the ball she meets the prince and they dance while her stepmother and sister do not recognize her. However, in Perrault’s version

One of the most recognized stories around the world is the story of Cinderella. There are between 345 to 1500 versions of Cinderella in rotation. With tons of books, movies, plays, and more it's no wonder Cinder contains an abundance of elements from many different Cinderella stories. The first Cinderella type story was called Rhodopis by Herodotus and was written in Egypt during the XXVI dynasty. This version was about Rhodopis, a Greek slave in ancient Egypt, is given a pair of rose-red slippers by her kindly old master.

Cinderella is a story that is known to be the best fairy tale in the world. There are more than 700 different versions of Cinderella in the world. Throughout history, "Cinderella" is a story that is interpreted by different countries such as; Europe, North and South America, and Asia. Although the name, clothes, and other details alter in each story, the theme remains the same. In each story, there is an outward transformation of "Cinderbottom" to "Cinderella." In the French "Cinderella" by Charles Perrault, the Native American "Oochigeasw" by an unknown author, and "A Chinese "Cinderella" by Tuan Ch'eng-shih, all of them show the transformation of Cinderella from "rags to rich" because of her kind heart and dedication

Cinderella is a fairytale for children that displayed love, loss and miracles; however, when it is further analyzed, it has a deeper meaning. Cinderella is a story about a young girl who became a servant in her own home after her father remarried a malicious woman with two spoiled daughters. She was humiliated and abused yet she remained gentle and kind. She received help from her fairy godmother to go to the prince’s ball after her stepmother rejected her proposal. Cinderella and the Prince fell madly in love but she had to leave at twelve o’clock and forgot to tell him her name but she left her glass slipper behind. He sent his servants to find her and Cinderella was the only maiden in the kingdom to fit into the shoes. She

Each person in the world has heard of Cinderella, no matter what kind of version it may be. Cinderella is the one fairy tale story that has been popular and will always be the one tale that has to be told to children. Words and story lines might be twist and turn, but in the end the knowledge of the story will be learned in similar ways. As we all know when one story is told another is created, when one is at its best then another is at its worse. One version will always be better than another, but no matter what version it might be the story will be told.

Stephanie, I agree completely with your summary of the versions of Cinderella presented by Perault, the Grimm Brothers, and Disney. I found it interesting that the Disney movie was able incorporate elements of both the Perault and Grimm stories. The fairy godmother and glass slippers in the Disney movie are similar to the Perault version of the story. I found the Perault version of the tale to be more similar to the movie because of its message and happy ending. They were also able to incorporate elements from the more violent Grimm tale. The Grimm account is represented through the willow tree where Cinderella meets her fairy godmother. While the willow tree may not have significance to the average viewer, in the Grimm account the willow

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

Many traditional fairy tales have been remade into Hollywood movies. The fairy tale of Cinderella has been produced in movies many times such as Ever After (1998) and A Cinderella Story (2004). A Cinderella Story (2004) has an interesting storyline, cast, themes, and appeals to teenagers and young adults.