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    and what is not some; people in society today can argue weather certain qualities that the princesses posses are acceptable for today’s youth. The most famous princesses are the “Original Disney Princesses” :(in chronological order) Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, and Mulan. Snow White: The first Disney princess is Snow White. She is in the movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs; which aired in 1937. The Movie is about a Young beautiful princess who is sent in

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    Their traits threaten the feminine ideal; they are too strong and too determined. In many ways, Cinderella can be interpreted as an elaborate beauty contest emphasizing the message that a youthful (i.e. beautiful, because we know old is ugly) appearance, especially when paired with the appropriately meek demeanor, is the most important asset. Conversely

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    parents, most of the time children relies on the things they watch or read, and for how less it seems it can make an impact on them. There’s also multiple variants of this magical story, however Charles Perrault’s author of the French version of Cinderella offers a free-of-violence narrative perfect for children and families to read together. Firstly, Perrault’s version is not only the best suitable for our youngest ones to read, but a very entertaining one. Perrault’s version it’s violence free

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    many similarities and differences between the “original” fairy tales and the Disney version of fairy tales. My first reason why these fairy tales changed my perception is that the similarity all of the stepmothers are evil. In Cinderella, her stepmother knew that Cinderella really wanted to go to the ball

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    The movie “Into The Woods” and the original fairy tales are similar, the way they made the movie with all the fairy tales included is, how certain events are the same as in the fairy tales and also in the movie, just like how jack gets those beans from trading his cow and then grows the beanstalk, that's exactly what happens in the movie but, he gets the beans from the baker. And how little red riding hood and her grandma get freed from the wolves stomach by the hunter ,who is really the baker

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    female characters competing for the Princes attention. Since most classic fairy tales were made in the time in society where it was accepted for women to be treated less than men, and many women were known to do the duties of cleaning and cooking. Cinderella can be seen as an outcast whose punished and forced to do all the house work, her step-mother control’s her life as she prevents her from going to the ball. Cinderella’s step mother can be seen as the Devil Figure; she is a selfish woman who only

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    Charles Perrault’s Fairytales

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    The Introduction: Fairytales are stories that have some magical aspects. They usually tell a story about a castle and times when kings ruled the land. I always loved the princesses in these stories. When I was young, I would dress up as them. My friends and I would act out the stories. They usually teach a lesson. I always wanted the princess to escape of find a happy ending. Most fairytales end with “Happily ever after.” Stories give us a distraction and a fantasy from real life. Stories

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    my parents reading to me as a child. Small action made a big differences. I am going to try to spend more time my kids and not just by reading to them but also play with them. The reason I decided to read Cinderella and present in class it because it is my favorite Disney princess. Cinderella was my first

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    drawn into the story. You will find that people who come from different sides of the world and different ends of the social classes all come together and share a common experience because they are all effected in one way or another. A story like Cinderella is a universal story. Yet, it is well known and loved throughout the world by all types of people. Personal stories are different because only the storyteller and a few people in the audience could relate to the

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    and how people live their lives. This is often reflected in the manner in which stories are told, especially as it relates to the cultural context of the specific historical moment. This is evident in all three versions of the timeless story of Cinderella. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm's adaptation titled "Aschenputtel", first published in Germany

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