Does Shoe Fits Between A Fairy Tale And The Impact It May Have On Society?

If the Shoe Fits? Finding the Fits Between a Fairy Tale and the Impact It May Have on Society
Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm’s variant of Cinderella, Ashputtle, differs when compared to modern day variations of Cinderella, but as the story progresses, I ask: does the impact that this story hold, or not hold, have relevance in a modern day society?
To begin to uncover this question, definitions must be put into place. Definition meaning, what qualifies a fairy tale to hold that title, and, if so, what qualifies a story to hold a Cinderella title. To define these terms, and to give insight throughout this analysis, three experts’ opinions, Holmes, Schlesinger, and Tartar, will be credited. To answer the question of what defines a story to be a fairy

Looking at interpretations is necessary to clarify meanings behind the definitions drawn out previously. This leads to two questions: what are the implications behind having a Cinderella title, and, what are the implications behind having a fairy tale title. Much like the definitions stated previously, implications surrounding a Cinderella story are dark. Holmes claims within her writing that the whole premise of Cinderella is a tale of classism. This classism ultimately drives a wedge in the way of possible love between the characters, (Holmes 480). Holding the title of a Cinderella story implies these conditions and interpretations. Grimm’s version shows the implication of classism due to this. For example, Cinderella is only given the chance to be with the prince after she is given a wealthy appearance, and this then implies she was not good enough to be with him when she dressed in a poorer manor, (Grimm 489-490). By sharing implications, we can conclude that Grimm’s variant of Cinderella is focused on classist ideas. Continuing on to the implications a fairy tale must hold, Schlesinger offers his opinion. To summarize, he believes that fairy tales are meant to convey hard social dilemmas, but shown in an easy-to-digest way, (Schlesinger 481). Almost identically, Tatar preaches the sensitive

Considering Cinderella, Holmes offers an opinion that shines a dim light on the tale’s lessons. She states, “ Whether that's more fantasy of romantic love or a fantasy of economic security, power and rescue from a lifetime of washing floors may depend on who's telling it and who's hearing it and when,”(Holmes 480). Although this passage calls for further inspection, the two interpretations on Cinderella that Homes provides, as examples, can be assumed to hold negative connotations about Cinderella. In summary, Holmes can be seen implying that Cinderella teaches Economic Security through romantic love. As this can be seen within Grimm’s variant of Cinderella, as she escapes her impoverished life through meeting a rich prince, (Grimm 490), we can infer this variant of CInderella teaches economic safety/ opportunities. As for fairy tales, Schlesinger states that they should teach that human nature is not innately good, and knowing this is already subconsciously understood, yet is then fully realized as we could see it play out within a fairy tale, J(Schlesinger 481). These two lessons share the idea that hard situations can be conveyed to teach its audience lessons. Similarly, Tatar writes about how facing conflicts in your life is made much easier when it has been previously outlined by a