W131 8 October 2013 Critique of “Cinderella: Not So Morally Superior” Elisabeth Panttaja‚ teacher at Tufts University‚ analyzes the true morality of Grimm’s well known fairytale‚ “Cinderella”‚ in her critique‚ “Cinderella: Not So Morally Superior.” Cinderella is usually characterized as an innocent and “motherless” girl who is trying to find true love‚ such as Disney’s version of “Cinderella”. However‚ Panttaja claims that Cinderella is not motherless and Cinderella is trying to gain power by using
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Cinderella’s Story - A Different Transformation If you think that the only Cinderella story is the animated tale of your youth‚ think again. Worldwide and throughout the ages‚ accounts of the popular Cinderella story have educated and enchanted both children and adults. In 1950‚ Walt Disney Animation Studios released its animated version of this classic tale which many Americans consider the Cinderella story. However‚ there is a Cinderella-like story for almost every race and culture. They are all timeless
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astounded at how ugly she was. “She is as ugly as that rat we saw earlier.” and she was right very right. After our step-father had died Cinderella had not been the same. “Maybe we should give her more chores to make her feel better‚ you know get her mind off it.” I told my sister Anastasia it was a great idea and we put the plan into action. We made Cinderella clean the dishes‚ clean the clothes‚ and sweep every room. We thought we were doing the right thing‚ apparently we were not. “Since last
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essay‚ I’m comparing and contrasting Cinderella. I have four different versions of Cinderella to write about. Aschenputtle‚ from Germany. Yeh-Shen‚ from China. Oochigeaskw‚ from Native America‚ and the Interview from modern-day America. Let’s begin with comparison. These three Cinderella stories were all written long ago‚ Yeh-Shen is over 1000 years old‚ Oochigeaskw is 100 or more years old‚ and Aschenputtle is at least 120 years old. Each story has a Cinderella character‚ again‚ Germany has Aschenputtle
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The story of Cinderella is a timeless classic that characterizes the different aspects of historical writing. Many later variations of the story derive their origin from classic antiquity‚ one being possibly the earliest version recorded in the first century BC from the tale of the Greco-Egyptian girl Rhodopis. Rhodopis washes her clothes in an Ormoc stream‚ a task forced upon her by fellow servants‚ who have left to go to a function sponsored by the Pharaoh Amasis. An eagle takes her rose-gilded
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tales about how the beautiful girl meets Prince Charming. They get married‚ and live happily ever after. This idea for girls‚ that one day they will meet their knight in shining armor and live a happy life together‚ is a warped view of the real world. That will also make their expectations somewhat higher about what their dream guy will be like when they do meet him. Anne Sexton’s‚ “Cinderella”‚ can be analyzed using Feminist criticism based on the way that Sexton dislikes this “perfect ending” scenario
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Anne Sexton’s poem Cinderella is an analysis of the falsehood of fairytales and their inapplicable meanings to real‚ everyday life. Sexton’s poem‚ as a whole‚ mocks the classic tale of Cinderella by retelling the story with an analysis intertwined. This big message of fairytales being fake is reiterated throughout the poem through repetition‚ similes through imagery‚ and diction. Sexton’s use of repetition is easily spotted in the last stanza of the poem. Sexton’s negative view is shown through
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pretty and poor girl named Cinderella. Since then multiple versions have emerged. They are all varying in some shape or form; however‚ they all are alike when it comes to the plot elements. These elements consist of‚ Cinderella being a poor servant girl‚ evil stepsisters‚ evil stepmother‚ a magical source that benefits Cinderella‚ a prince who throws a ball and a happy ending for Cinderella. Though every story is somewhat different‚ they are still recognizable as Cinderella. Each of these elements are
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adaptations of fairy tales. Cinderella‚ one of the most popular fairy tales with countless versions‚ reflects gender expectations on women in vastly different societies and settings. It’s storyline revolves around the idea that women are beautiful‚ vulnerable‚ passive‚ and obedient. Furthermore‚ Cinderella provides another example in fairy tales where the heroine of the story must be "rescued" by a man of princely ways and helped by the forces of nature. Using examples from Cinderella‚ it is evident that
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From generation to generation stories are always changing. Fairy tales like Cinderella go from mean step sisters to nice sisters‚ fairy god mother to a tree. After reading 5 different versions of Cinderella I had to choose which I would decide to read‚ above the others to my favorite child. After difficult thinking I have chosen the Walt Disney’s version of Cinderella for many great reasons. I have chosen the Walt Disney’s version because I feel it is the most fitting for children over all the others
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