Cinderella Compare and Contrast
“What goes around comes around, that’s what people say. So all the pain you caused me will come back to you someday” (Unknown.) The theme of “what goes around comes around” is exemplified in both the Grimm version and the Disney version of Cinderella, however the Grimm version definitely exemplifies the theme more effectively than the Disney version does.
The Grimm version and the Disney version of Cinderella both include punishment to the stepsisters for how they treated Cinderella and they both exemplify the theme. For example, in both versions, the stepsisters do not get to what they want,which is to marry the prince and for Cinderella not to be happy. The Disney version kept it this way because that is basically the story. If the stepsisters got what they wanted, then they would not have gotten what they deserved and that was the whole lesson of the story. Another example is that in the end, Cinderella does get to marry the prince and she gets what she deserves for how the stepsisters and stepmother treated her. The Disney version also kept this the same because it is the happy ending that everybody is expecting and is, once again, the basic story line. They can change the details of the story compared to the Grimm version, but they needed to keep the outcome the same in order to deliver the theme.
On the other hand, there are many differences in the two versions of the story. The punishment in the Grimm version is much more of a physical punishment. The two stepsisters were punished with blindness that was caused by getting both of their eyes pecked out by birds at Cinderella’s wedding. Not only did they get their eyes pecked out, but they now have missing parts from their feet because they cut off parts of their feet to be able to fit into the golden shoe. On top of all of the physical punishment that has been inflicted upon them, they still have to watch Cinderella get married to the prince. Though a cruel punishment, it is more effective than the
The Grimm version and the Disney version of Cinderella both include punishment to the stepsisters for how they treated Cinderella and they both exemplify the theme. For example, in both versions, the stepsisters do not get to what they want,which is to marry the prince and for Cinderella not to be happy. The Disney version kept it this way because that is basically the story. If the stepsisters got what they wanted, then they would not have gotten what they deserved and that was the whole lesson of the story. Another example is that in the end, Cinderella does get to marry the prince and she gets what she deserves for how the stepsisters and stepmother treated her. The Disney version also kept this the same because it is the happy ending that everybody is expecting and is, once again, the basic story line. They can change the details of the story compared to the Grimm version, but they needed to keep the outcome the same in order to deliver the theme.
On the other hand, there are many differences in the two versions of the story. The punishment in the Grimm version is much more of a physical punishment. The two stepsisters were punished with blindness that was caused by getting both of their eyes pecked out by birds at Cinderella’s wedding. Not only did they get their eyes pecked out, but they now have missing parts from their feet because they cut off parts of their feet to be able to fit into the golden shoe. On top of all of the physical punishment that has been inflicted upon them, they still have to watch Cinderella get married to the prince. Though a cruel punishment, it is more effective than the