Cinderella is a fairy tale that has been passed down for many generations. The tale itself has hundreds of variations that are all centered around the same idea. It remains popular for people of all ages due to its ability to relate to countless different situations. One of the most known Cinderella stories deals with a young girl who is treated very poorly by her family. When she finds out that there is going to be a big ball in her town, she wishes to go.
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.
She longs for love and affection. She finds it when at the ball, but when she has to leave, she leaves in a hurry and one of the slippers that she is wearing gets left behind at the ball and the Prince finds and starts to look for her. Even though they were separated for short periods of time they still find each other in the end. The Prince takes her to his palace and they get married. This general plot stays the same for all versions of the story, but the differences between Disney’s Cinderella and Grimm’s Cinderella are striking, and they deserve through examination.
“Cinderella” is a tale about a young girl who recovers through support, unlike Robert Louis Stevenson’s main
The original Cinderella story ends not at all like the Disney version. “When the wedding with the King 's son had to be celebrated, the two false sisters came and wanted to get into favor with Cinderella and share her good fortune. When the betrothed couple went to church, the elder was at the right side and the younger at the left, and the pigeons pecked out one eye of each of them. Afterwards as they came back, the elder was at the left, and the younger at the right, and then the pigeons pecked out the other eye of each. And thus, for their wickedness and falsehood, they were punished with blindness as long as they lived.”
The movie “Ever After” by Andy Tennant, and The short story Cinderella by Perrault, are both very different takes on the story of Cinderella. Perrault’s version of the story is the story that most of us have grown up with. It’s captivating and magical, but also it’s very one-dimensional, with a “magic pumpkin” and a “fairy godmother”. While, Tennant’s version is by far more realistic in nature, there is no magic pumpkin, but there is a prince who becomes her husband, an evil stepmother, and a pretty, kind hearted girl who slaves away doing as her stepmother demands. The “fairy godmother” does not randomly appear from no where, in “Ever After”, instead she is replaced by the great inventor Leonardo Da Vinic.
Have you ever wondered where tales like Disney’s Cinderella came from? Believe or not, that version of Cinderella was written in France around the 1800’s. But that version is not the only Cinderella story. There are over 900 different versions. And in this essay of mine I’ll compare and contrast four different Cinderella stories all from different cultures and different times of history.
The movie Cinderella,1950 written by William Peet is one of the most known and recognized disney films of all time. The film looks into the life of a girl whose father left her, displaying the mistreatment she faced from her step mother and step sisters; she is later “rescued”from the mistreatment by marrying Prince Charming after searching for the lady he danced with at the ball. Brave is a disney film created in 2012,screenplayed by Mark Andrews,Steve Purcell,Brenda Chapman,and Irene Mecchi follows 16 year old Mereida who is born into a royal family, she is next up in line to become a princess. She struggles with not being the “perfect princess” her mother wants to be. In the movies Cinderella and Brave two of the most used and analyzed lenses are the historical and feminist lens.
Once the prince is finished with the two evil sisters, Cinderella comes out and while taking off her dirty shoe, her foot fits perfectly into the shoe. The prince and Cinderella are finally together, the prince knows Cinderella was the mystery women he had been searching for all along since her foot fit into the shoe. Cinderella and the prince return to his kingdom and live happily ever after. While the Disney story and the fairy tale version of the stories both end with happy endings the fairy tale is written with much more graphic images than the Disney
Cinderella once again breaks down and explains her entire life story to a stranger she just met. The floating woman once again gave a small twitch of annoyance, but again it was only detected by the man hiding in the brush. The woman smiles down at Cinderella and flicks her wand at Cinderella. Like magic the blonde’s clothes change to an elegant blue dress and all the dirt and grime of her life is washed away only to be replaced by makeup and cleanliness. A gasp escapes Cinderella’s lips, but the huntsman’s eyes just narrow in suspicion.
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.
Referring to the website IMBD.com, A Cinderella Story stars Hillary Duff who played Sam Montgomery, who was the main girl in the movie which the story line is about. Sam’s step mom Fiona, was played by Jennifer Coolidge, the evil step sisters were played by Madeline Zima and Andrea Avery Ray. Austin Aims,
The Brothers Grimm, Cinderella - Critical Analysis Description: This dark version of the many original Cinderella stories is by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, better known as the Grimm brothers. Cinderella is about a young girl who sadly loses her mother due to some kind of sickness, her father marries a woman who has two daughters, shortly after her mother’s death. The daughters are referred to as Cinderella’s “false sisters” due to their evil and wicked tactics during the story and also because they are not related to her by blood. Her father gets completely brainwashed by the stepmother and begins to treat his own daughter the same way they do, like a pest.
A Comparison between Traditional and Modern Day Versions of Cinderella Cinderella is perhaps one of the most famous childhood fairy tale stories of all time. Over the years, numerous versions of the story have been recreated and have been told to children all over the world. The original story of Cinderella follows the life of a young girl who is mistreated by her step mother and stepsisters. Cinderella is magically converted into a gorgeous princess with the assistance of her fairy godmother. She then goes to the ball to meet the prince.
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.
