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Cinderella The Legend By Madonna Kolbenschlag

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In the analytical essay, “Cinderella, the Legend”, Madonna Kolbenschlag explores the deep meaning behind symbolism expressed in the classic fairy tale, “Cinderella”. As she has both a Ph.D. in literature and clinical psychology, Kolbenschlag focuses primarily on the relationship between what the plot in “Cinderella” may convey in correlation to the female psyche. Her claim can be easily summarized in the text as, “[The] willing acceptance of a condition of worthlessness and her [Cinderella’s] expectation of rescue (as reward for her virtuous suffering) is a recognizable paradigm of traditional feminine socialization” (Kolbenschlag). The intention of this claim is to convey that the acceptance of being in a state of worthlessness and the need
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