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    generated countless literature and intellectual work in every language and culture known. While many of these works will come to rejoice love, others will address it with resentment and bitterness. In her poem “Cinderella”, Anne Sexton offers us a different version of the traditional Cinderella story. Sexton uses sarcasm and paradox through her poem arguing the sham of happily ever after as portrayed in certain fairytales stories and how it always has been represented through media. On the other hand

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    It’s known that Cinderella is a familiar story that is appealing to all ages. No matter how many versions of Cinderella is made, a new fondness could be emerged when it is watched again and again. No matter what month or year Cinderella is made, Cinderella will always be the same. In Another Cinderella Story directed by Damon Santostefano and A Cinderella Story directed by Mark Rosman, are two versions of the same fairy tale that convey a modern twist to Cinderella. The films demonstrate different

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    Today I’m bringing you our second edition of Disney vs Grimm, and we are focusing on the ever popular Cinderella. A tale of wonder, magic, and love! The original was just as wonderful as the Disney version, though it had its darker moments. As usual we all know the story… or do we? The Disney classic focuses on a lovely young woman, the death of her mother, her father remarries then passes himself, and her step mother being a vicious woman with two less than pleasant daughters who then treat the

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    dislike. The evil step mother in Cinderella, Lady Tremaine is one of the best villains of all time in my perspective. She's a villain who has always caught my attention. She once said, "You needn't call me that. Madam will do." (Perrault). The evil stepmother had always been cruel even with her own two daughters, and their father. She's a high maintenance kind of women. Lady Tremaine is a widow of two, her second marriage was with a man who had a daughter named Cinderella. He was very wealthy and Lady

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    fairy tales author Maria Tatar writes about cinderella and her interesting story. One of the most popular lovable fairy tales is Cinderella, the story of beautiful girl whose stepmother abuses, and later in the story she missing sandal; there are many other stories related to this. For example, Rhodopis, Yeh-Hsien, Donkeyskin, The Three Gowns, Catskin, and The Princess in the Suit of Leather and these tales have same stories as Cinderella. Cinderella has traditional and cultural values and this

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    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

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    stories about fairies and witches. Cinderella is very interesting story. One of the most popular and lovable fairy tales is Cinderella, it is the story of beautiful girl whose stepmother abuses her, and later in the story she missing sandal; there are many other stories related to this. For example, Rhodopis, Yeh-Hsien, Donkeyskin, The Three Gowns, Catskin, and The Princess in the Suit of Leather and these tales are similar to the story of Cinderella. Cinderella is a poor girl who got married with

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    Dowling's The Cinderella Complex: Women's Hidden Fear of Independency In her book, The Cinderella Complex: Women's Hidden Fear of Independency, Ms. Colette Dowling states her belief in a condition which she names "the Cinderella complex", being an intricate system of beliefs put upon women which make them feel as if they must be submissive to the wills of others, seemingly less intelligent than they truly are. However, with a more detailed analysis of the tale of Cinderella, Dowling would

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    happily ever after,” and the main character becomes unhappy but eventually gains happiness at the end. The traditional Cinderella story figure is from “rags to riches.” It begins with a poor maid girl named Cinderella whose stepmother and stepsisters treated her unkindly, but because of the help of her fairy godmother, Cinderella found her Prince Charming. In Anne Sexton’s Cinderella story, the author made changes to the traditional fairy tale by adding her own tale. Throughout the poem, Sexton uses

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    caring man whose most sacred is his daughter Cinderella. In Grimm’s version the two stepsisters are not ugly but actually beautiful with evil inside them. The step-sisters continuously abuse and mistreat Cinderella and her father doesn’t die but instead turns a blind eye to the situation and lets it continue. As the story continues it is clear that Cinderella’s father abandons her. After the ball Disney ends their story with the prince searching for the maiden who fits the shoe. Cinderella is locked

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