Cinderella Transformations
Cinderella
Cinderella is a story that is known to be the best fairy tale in the world. There are more than 700 different versions of Cinderella in the world. Throughout history, "Cinderella" is a story that is interpreted by different countries such as; Europe, North and South America, and Asia. Although the name, clothes, and other details alter in each story, the theme remains the same. In each story, there is an outward transformation of "Cinderbottom" to "Cinderella." In the French "Cinderella" by Charles Perrault, the Native American "Oochigeasw" by an unknown author, and "A Chinese "Cinderella" by Tuan Ch'eng-shih, all of them show the transformation of Cinderella from "rags to rich" because of her kind heart and dedication (614-616).
Charles Perrault's French version of "Cinderella" is one that is well-known. Walt Disney created a similar version from Perrault's. Charles Perrault's story tells a story of a young girl whose father marries an evil woman with two daughters that are just like her. The step mother and sisters are cruel to Cinderella. They treated her as if she was lower and made her into the maid of the house. Although Cinderella is much more beautiful and talented than her step sisters, she is called "Cinderbottom." In the story, the step family is invited to a ball by the king's son, but Cinderella is not included in this invitation. This is more work for Cinderella for she had to prepare her sister's for the ball. However, Cinderella's fairy godmother creates a beautiful dress and a carriage for Cinderella to go to the ball. Cinderella blows everyone way when she arrives looking gorgeous. The prince, astonished by her, wanted to find out who she is. By making the entire town try on the slipper, he finds that it fits Cinderella perfectly. He soon marries her and the beauty is recognized by the step family, who begs for forgiveness (Perrault 624-628). Cinderella is transformed from a young lady who does chores to a beautiful princess. Her
Cinderella is a story that is known to be the best fairy tale in the world. There are more than 700 different versions of Cinderella in the world. Throughout history, "Cinderella" is a story that is interpreted by different countries such as; Europe, North and South America, and Asia. Although the name, clothes, and other details alter in each story, the theme remains the same. In each story, there is an outward transformation of "Cinderbottom" to "Cinderella." In the French "Cinderella" by Charles Perrault, the Native American "Oochigeasw" by an unknown author, and "A Chinese "Cinderella" by Tuan Ch'eng-shih, all of them show the transformation of Cinderella from "rags to rich" because of her kind heart and dedication (614-616).
Charles Perrault's French version of "Cinderella" is one that is well-known. Walt Disney created a similar version from Perrault's. Charles Perrault's story tells a story of a young girl whose father marries an evil woman with two daughters that are just like her. The step mother and sisters are cruel to Cinderella. They treated her as if she was lower and made her into the maid of the house. Although Cinderella is much more beautiful and talented than her step sisters, she is called "Cinderbottom." In the story, the step family is invited to a ball by the king's son, but Cinderella is not included in this invitation. This is more work for Cinderella for she had to prepare her sister's for the ball. However, Cinderella's fairy godmother creates a beautiful dress and a carriage for Cinderella to go to the ball. Cinderella blows everyone way when she arrives looking gorgeous. The prince, astonished by her, wanted to find out who she is. By making the entire town try on the slipper, he finds that it fits Cinderella perfectly. He soon marries her and the beauty is recognized by the step family, who begs for forgiveness (Perrault 624-628). Cinderella is transformed from a young lady who does chores to a beautiful princess. Her