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    treated equally. “Cinderella” does not portray women as equal to men, rather it suggests that a woman’s value highly depends on a man and teaches girls to become patient victims. For instance, it places attention on a woman’s chastity, beauty, passiveness, as the story accepts abuse, discourages powerful women, and insists on a double standard. In “Cinderella”, a woman’s worth is identified with her chastity. As Cinderella’s glass slipper is the most famous symbol in “Cinderella”, it is also the most

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    The first recorded version of “Cinderella,” is Rhodopis written in times of ancient Egypt mythology. Rhodopis has been known as the stepping stone for the many other Cinderella stories.The Cinderella plot appears in the culture from almost every ethnic group and culture from Russian, to Chinese, Korean, Italian and so on. The Egyptian Cinderella is about a Greek women who marries the king of Egypt. The story was first recorded by the Greek historian Strabo. Rhodopis, a Greek slave captured by pirates

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    Fairy tales can be interesting but do we really know the message behind them ? Cinderella is about a girl who is trying to achieve her dreams but she has a step mother that is greedy and cruel with her ,whom she treats cinderella as a slave. Cinderella is getting abused by her own sisters and stepmother , but she doesn't say anything. The story shows us that society expects women to be passive. It's not only about the behavior but women’s goals themselves that are being dictated by the fairy tales

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    of. It triggers the creative side of the brain, and allows people to use their imagination. Cinderella is one of the many fairy tales that allows people to be apart of a different world. According to Per Ankh, Cinderella first came about in Egypt around the first century BC. Rhodopis a young maiden was born in Greece, but was kidnapped by pirates and carried to Egypt. Rhodopis became a servant to an old man, where all the other servant girls would taunt her for having golden curls instead of straight

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    The general story of Cinderella is portrayed in many ways. There are over 700 versions worldwide which all express motifs differently (Behrens and Rosen 590). In “Cinderella” by Charles Perrault and the Native American version “Oochigeaskw-The Rough-Faced Girl,” the differences between the two stories relate to some of the motifs that are in many of the stories. The function of magic is used in different ways to enhance the stories and make them more interesting. The test in the stories is also a

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    Once upon a time there was a girl named cinderella that lived with her aunt in a farm just ` o.bizutside of the city. Cinderella pulls weeds and cleans up after the animals and her aunt lucy. There is a king that owns the little city beside the farm.They had a report that people were practicing magic outside of the city. The only one The king conducted a warrant to search lucy's house. When cinderella saw the king and his servants coming up the hill she ran inside to inform her aunt. Lucy

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    Throughout the ages countless versions of “Cinderella” stories have been written in multiple different cultures, and despite their superficial similarities, there are many striking differences that cannot be ignored. In the Egyptian, Bulgarian, and the Chinese version the ways the fairy godmother is portrayed, the people who bullied Cinderella, and the delivery of the slipper to the prince. These key differences give each culture's version its own unique spin. The “fairy godmother’s” portrayal

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    One can argue that Cinderella stories have become an essential folktales not only to young people but as well as to older people. These stories have been recognized worldwide. Even more so, they were retold by different people and have been translated to different languages. What is fascinating about this is that different cultures have different interpretations of Cinderella stories and some do not appear to be the same slightly. Moreover, this paper examines two different cultures, Yen- Shen a

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    Analyzing Cinderella, a psychoanalyst could say Cinderella’s father is worried Cinderella would be married before his step-daughters. Cinderella’s father claims the slipper would not fit Cinderella. Cinderella is looked at as a disgrace to the family and if the slipper were to fit Cinderella, The Prince would make her his bride. The father wants to prevent this because that would mean the maid of the family would be courted before his two step-daughters. Perhaps a historical would say the fact that

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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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