Charles Perrault's Cinderella Essay

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    In the radical marxist analysis of Charles Perrault's, “The Little Glass Slipper”, Cinderella and even household rodents/plants teeter from part of the proletariat to aristocracy, showing that anyone or anything can easily become part of the aristocracy. Cinderella, who goes into the ball a part of the aristocracy, and comes out a part of the proletariat shows how easy Perrault makes it to become part of the aristocracy. Cinderella then again deceives the Prince with her materials possessions showing

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    Cinderella is a well beloved folktale following the life of a kind hearted heroine trapped in an abusive household, yet despite the obstacles faced, she manages to attend a ball and eventually receives her happily ever after. The story has been reinterpreted in numerous countries where it is estimated that there are nearly seven hundred versions out there. With the continuous popularity of Cinderella, there has been much criticism concerning the representation of Cinderella and the effects it has

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    version of Cinderella is unique and special in its own way. From Disney’s “Cinderella” to “Cinderella” by Charles Perrault to “The Wicked Stepmother” written by James Hinton Knowles. In Disney’s version of Cinderella, In Charles Perrault’s version of “Cinderella”, there was a man who had another wife and a young daughter who married a woman who became his second wife. She had a former husband and 2 daughters of her own. Almost immediately, the stepmother turned evil and she made Cinderella do all of

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    Cinderella Told Through the Centuries: Reshaping Gender Stereotypes From the parlours of the French aristocracy, to the folk tales of Germany’s middle class, and now to every child in America, the tale of Cinderella is a relic that has been passed down through the generations. Although the backbone of Cinderella has been relatively consistent, different authors have retold the story to further relate to the audience of the time, which in turn, created a different impression of how appropriate gender

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    2010-29 Friday 3, 2017 Cinderella Once upon a time, there was a beautiful girl named Cinderella. She lived with her wicked stepmother and two stepsisters. They treated Cinderella very badly. One day, they were invited to a grand ball at the king’s palace. But Cinderella’s stepmother refused to let her go. Cinderella was only made to sew new party gowns for her stepmother and stepsisters, curl their hair, and she not complaining. When they left for the ball, leaving Cinderella alone at home, she felt

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    version of “The Little Glass Slipper,” and “Cinderella”, their themes were modified due to the changes in time, plot and societal norms. My agreement in the newer purpose of modified stories can be represented through the fairytale “Cinderella”.The fairytale originated from the story entitled, “The Little Glass Slipper,” which was written by Charles Perrault. This original tale was reformed through the Brother’s Grimm version otherwise known as “Cinderella”. When anaylizing both works, the reader

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    One of the world’s best known stories is that of Cinderella. Variations of this tale exist in cultures all across the world from Spanish America to Russia to Vietnam, and it has been pulled apart and reimagined into several different forms on the page, stage, and screen. But the incarnation of the story that is probably the most familiar is the one by Charles Perrault, with its signature Fairy Godmother and glass slippers. Despite being published in 1697, it is still popular enough that it was remade

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    In princess stories such as Cinderella, princesses have conformed and changed so that they could be noticed by the prince and the upper class of society. In Charles Perrault's version of Cinderella, he tells about his take of how Cinderella changes her appearance to accommodate to the regal society to be noticed by the prince. In Panttaja's article about Cinderella, she talks about her view of how she believed Cinderella's mom played a major role in convincing her daughter to conform to the royal

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    Cinderella Comparison

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    Comparative Analysis of Cinderella All people recognize the charming story of Cinderella, and at its core, it is a story that relates to the hearts of all societies worldwide. The magic that transforms an underprivileged girl into an affluent beauty captures the attention of a prince, but outside of the story, it also mesmerizes readers in their pursuit of their own happily-ever-afters. In “America’s ‘Cinderella’,” Jane Yolen expounds upon the “true nature” of Cinderella that is hidden from modern

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    Cinderella Themes

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    In the essay, “The Rise of Perrault’s Cinderella”, by Bonnie Cullen, and the “Cinderella: Not So Morally Superior”, by Elisabeth Panttaja both Illustrates similar ideas of the Cinderella fairy tale. In “The Rise of Perrault’s Cinderella”, Cullen touches base of the many different Cinderella themes throughout different countries. Panttaja alternatively addresses the backstory of the Cinderella theme in “Cinderella: Not So Morally Superior”. Although Cullen and Panttaja have similarities between their

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