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Cinderella's step family treats her very poorly so she runs away into forest and meets a charming prince who she then falls in love with. The prince assists she goes to a ball being held soon to see her again. Right when Cinderella gives up all hope to go to the ball her fairy godmother appears and makes her a beautiful dress, glass shoes, and a carriage out of a pumpkin with a spell that will make everything disappear at midnight. Ella goes to the ball and as soon as she knows it she is at the ball dancing with the prince. She was having so much fun she barely notices it is about to strike midnight and rushes out leaving only her glass slipper to track her.
As a result of the stock market crash, many families suddenly went into severe debt and lost everything they had. It was October 29, 1929 when this day in the United States got the name of Black Tuesday because of the darkness that had set into their lives. The Great Depression took place until 1939, and it was during those ten years millions of Americans lost their jobs and the rate of unemployment hit the highest it has ever been. Families were compelled to sell their homes, belongings and did not make enough money to afford enough food. The movie Cinderella Man (2005) by Ron Howard, is based on the true story of James J. Braddock, famous boxer, who had it all before the Great Depression.
Princess Ella is a 17 year old girl, she grew up without a father and Ella helps people when they need help. Ella doesn't have any sisters or brothers. On June 11, 1983 she has a kid named Nora, Nora was born in Italy and her father wasn't there with her when she grew up. At the age of seventeen Nora and her mom went on a walk and at the end of the walk they get lost. In the middle of the walk Nora sees a pathway in the middle of two houses and she walk down the path.
In the movie of Cinderella, Ella(Cinderella) lives in a happy and wealthy family until the death of her mother. She promises her mother that she would always “have courage, and be kind.” Even though the mistreatment of her stepmother and stepsisters, Ella is still courageous and kind. This is what makes Cinderella so attractive and beautiful. Although Cinderella is beautiful and charming, but her kindness and courages first capture the Prince’s attention.
In many modern fairytales, ie. Disney’s Cinderella, we are used to seeing beautiful and perfect princesses who have been placed into difficult situations. In the story Revenge by Isabel Allende, we follow the life events of Dulce Rosa, the daughter of Orellano. In the first paragraph of the story we are introduced to what is described as Dulce Rosa’s exaggerated beauty. But why exaggerate Dulce Rosa’s beauty for seemingly no reason?
From its onset with its first feature-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937, Disney has grown to become a worldwide phenomenon today. But over the years, various parent groups, scholars and film critics have accused Disney for creating shallow, stereotypical princesses whose ultimate aim was to find her 'prince charming ' and live happily ever after. In her article, “What’s Wrong With Cinderella?” in the New York Times, Peggy Orenstein expresses her concern over the effect of princess figures like Cinderella on young girls ' perceptions of themselves and how they should behave (“What’s Wrong With Cinderella?”).
Cinderella’s Evil Stepmother Cinderella's step mother is mean because she cares about her own daughter more than Cinderella, she makes Cinderella do all the chores in the house, and she doesn't let Cinderella be happy. Her Stepmother makes Cinderella do all of the chores, even the chores her stepsisters are meant to do. Lady Tremaine (Cinderella’s stepmother) takes pride of her own daughter but not Cinderella. Lady Tremaine keeps Cinderella from being happy by not granting her permission to the ball. With these facts, you can now begin to see why Lady Tremaine cares more about her own daughters then Cinderella.
In the 2015 movie Cinderella we see Ella, a beautiful, young girl living with both of her parents until her mother, who taught her the virtues of kindness and courage, as well as a belief in magic, dies after falling ill. Some years later, Ella’s father marries a widow, who has two daughters, and they move in with Ella and her father. Ella’s father then is forced to go away on business; however, he also dies from an illness, leaving Ella an orphan. The true nature of her stepmother and stepsisters comes out, and Ella, called Cinderella by her stepsisters, is forced to live in the attic. Her stepmother and stepsisters mistreat and bully her all the time.
Disney is a multibillion-dollar company who has released dozens of box office hits. Many people attribute this to Disney’s renown but two authors interpret Disney’s success as a matter of psychology. Bruno Bettelheim author of “‘Cinderella’: A Story of Sibling Rivalry and Oedipal Conflicts” and Maria Konnikova author of “How ‘Frozen’ Took Over the World” describe and explain Disney’s success as a deep relation to the psyche of children. While both authors address Disney’s success in the movie industry as a matter of psychology, Bettelheim explains through a Freudian lens using core Freudian psychological concepts such as Oedipus complex while Konnikova describes Disney’s success using statistical evidence and psychological studies pertaining directly to Frozen and its viewers.
A Cinderella Story The Cinderella story is a popular archetype that has been present in almost every culture, representing a girl's dream of achieving a happy and wealthy marriage. However, a careful reading of some "Cinderella" folk tales reveals instances of abuse and even incest. In the past, for many girls, the only relief available from abusive households was to marry well. In modern times, some authors present the Cinderella myth in a positive light, while others offer a more feminist interpretation.
The slipper reveals the flaws and cracks in the values that form the foundation of our society by being the embodiment of the human spirit. In order to comprehend how the slipper illustrates the lack of integrity in society’s morals, the influence it has on the populace needs to be considered. All three interpretations of Cinderella paints a picture of a materialistic world obsessed with wealth and status. Each variation, however, emphasizes different levels from the actions of an individual to the movement of an entire kingdom. In the Grimm Brothers version of this tale, the composition of the shoes change each day, ranging from “slippers embroidered with silk and silver”(Grimm 33) to slippers “of pure gold”(Grimm 46).
The film plot is as it follows: The film starts with Ella, a girl who lives a wealthy life next to her parents in a peaceful kingdom. Since she was young her mother taught her to believe in the existence of magic, this allowed her to befriend the animals from her house. Everything was going perfectly, until her mother dies; on her deathbed, she makes Ella promise that she'll always have courage and be kind to others. Years later, Ella's father reveals that he is thinking about choosing Tremaine's widow, who has two daughters, Drizella and Anastasia, as his second wife.
The main cultural sections of Ancient Greece were Philosophy, Music and dance, Literature and Theatre, Science and technology and art and architecture. Ancient Greek philosophy focused on the role of reason and inquiry. Many authors consider the western literary tradition to have begun with the epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey, which remain giants in the literary canon for their skilful and vivid depictions of war and peace, honour and disgrace, love and hatred. Music was present almost universally in Greek society, from marriages and funerals to religious ceremonies, theatre, folk music and the ballad-like reciting of epic poetry.
In the list of the world’s most watched fairy tales, Cinderella is of no exception. Over the years, seven hundred versions of Cinderella have been created all over the world in different languages (Kelley, 1994). In the 19th century, the first written form of the story was published in China. However, a modern version of Cinderella collated in France in 1697 by Charles Perrault (Williams, 2016) has become very popular in the United States (Kelley, 1994). Based on Perrault’s version, Walt Disney created a full-length animation of Cinderella in 1950 (History.com Staff, 2009).
I’m sure we all have read or have been told the story of Cinderella. It is a classic story-telling story that every child has heard. Over the years there have been many different versions of the story, but the basic structure plot is still in place. There's a conflict between good and evil in each story. “Cinderella” written by two brothers, Jacob, and Wilhelm Grimm as the reader we notice a much detailed version of the original story.
