The life of people during the Great Depression was poverty stricken, jobless, and too many it was hopeless. Life during this time was portrayed very well in the movie “Cinderella Man.” James Braddock is a perfect example of life during this time. He was as poor as the movie displayed him to be and he did have to go receive relief money from the government to heat his house and keep his children. “His Irish-Catholic back round played a major role in the values he held onto, specifically the one of family.” He repaid the relief money as soon as he was able to afford to, in both the movie and real life. James Braddock also fought and worked with a broken hand, just like the movie displayed. “Jim gets an out-of-the-blue, last ditch shot to fight in Madison Square Garden- and more importantly, a chance to put food on the table for those he loves. (The Movie 1)” The two days notice about the fight Braddock received in the movie was accurate to reality. James went back into fighting to feed and keep his family together.…
There was once a fair maiden named Cinderella. She lived with her stepmother; Lady Tremaine, and her two stepsisters Anastasia and Drizella. Unfortunately for Cinderella, she was always treated as a servant and a peasant at home. Due to her never socializing enough to actually have friends she was so desperate that she befriended mice. She was so selfless yet her family was the complete opposite. One morning, she was working on the floor with a rag and then there was a knock on the door. As she opened the big brown doors there was a short man with a black sack on his back filled with invitations, he handed Cinderella one of the invitations. She walked back inside and read the invitation out loud to the mice. It was an invitation to the royal ball! The damsel ran up the…
In the article, “Cinderella and Princess Culture”, Peggy Orenstein, a contributing writer for New York Times Magazine, explores the successful “princess” market and how it negatively impacts young children. Orenstein claims that the princess culture promotes a common gender stereotype of women to young children, especially young girls; therefore, society should lessen the encouragement of being a “princess” and fortify their promotion to a more strong-willed role model (327). Although the article contains evidence to support her claim, Orenstein is unsuccessful because of the use of her biases and opinions placed throughout the article, that expresses her own negative views toward princesses and the feministic reinforcements she makes on her own daughter.…
Growing up I can remember how I felt after watching the Cinderella story. Inspired by the rags-to-riches fairy tale, I can remember hoping that maybe someday I could be like Cinderella. I never imagined the story I knew all-too-well would have been dramatically altered from its original version. Though the lesson remains the same, comparisons reveal numerous differences between Walt Disney’s Cinderella to the earlier Charles Perrault’s “Cinderella: Or the Glass Slipper”. Variations are noticed in characters, events, and outcomes of this world-famous…
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail"-Ralph Waldo Emerson. In Melanie Dickerson's, The Captive Maiden the Cinderella story is retold but with dramatic twists. Gisela (the Protagonist) is a young woman at the age seventeen who has lost it all -family, friends, and hope. On a day out in town she meets a childhood acquaintance, the young duke Valten, with the re-acquaintance of Valten Gisela realizes that her life is horrid and if it is going to continue to be that way she will at least go out with having experience fun and love once more. So Gisela decides to risk everything to meet Valten at a Tournament, she wants to…
Everybody has already heard about tales during their childhood and everyone has liked them. One of the most known tales is of course the Perrault'sCinderella. The movie industry still continues today to make films inspired from this popular tale. In this essay, the tale of Cinderella will be compared to the movie, Ever After. This comparison essay will show two common aspects: the male superiority to women and the importance of feminine beauty.…
Films that I particularly favor are thrillers. One reason Thrillers become so enjoyable for me, a sense of diversion is created making the viewers more indulge in the movie all the way to the ending. The plots are usually twisted, climatic, suspenseful and intelligence is often use far as the writing perspective to result in an ecliptic viewing of the movie. A really great thriller will usually bring a shock factor by the climax, then the movie will receive a better understanding from the beginning to end. Another genre of films I enjoy are Musicals they are fashionable and express emotions through singing. I am really into lyricism so I enjoy comparing the actual expression of the each character's individual story and the progression…
Since she does not have a dress of her own, little mice offer to help and sew her one. As the mice sing happily while taking care of everything Cinderella needs to get to the ball, one of the female mice sings “leave the sewing to the woman” this tells girls they are supposed to do domestic tasks and not boys.” This particular princess preaches it’s not hard work, but beauty that counts, all you need to do is get a wealthy man to fall for you.…
The Disney princesses have been a staple in American culture for many generations. From Cinderella to Snow White these princesses have been adapted into different stories, cultures, and forms of art. On March 17, 2017 at Moline High School, I attended the yearly musical, this year being Cinderella. As I entered the auditorium, an usher took my ticket and greeted and told me to enjoy the show, which I appreciated. The auditorium was pretty packed; however, I had gotten a reserved seat. Cinderella, Cherrie Herberg, had a warm and timid personality, which was perfect for Cinderella. She had a few times during her singing parts that could have been stronger, but overall her singing ability shone through. Cinderella really did well with the song…
This time the bird threw down an even more spectacular dress than before. This time her slippers were gold. Again that night, Cinderella and the Prince danced the entire time. When she was ready to go again, the Prince wanted to follow, but Cinderella had escaped again. This time she left behind one of her gold slippers. The next morning the Prince told the King that his wife would be the one who could fit the golden slipper. The first stepsister had to cut off her big toe in order to get the slipper on. The Prince took her on his horse and as they passed the hazel tree the birds cried out: “Turn and peep, turn and peep, There’s blood within the shoe, The shoe it is too small for her, The true bride waits for you”. The Prince looked down and saw the blood and took her back to the house. The stepsister told him, that her sister is the true bride. The other sister then tried on the slipper and was able to get her toes in but her heel was too big. So she had to cut her heel down some in order to be able to fit the slipper. Once she walked out, the Prince took her to his horse. Again as they passed the hazel tree the birds cried out: “Turn and peep, turn and peep, There’s blood on the shoe, The shoe is too small for her, The true bride waits for you.” Again the Prince turned around and took her back to the house and asked if any other lady stayed there. The family said, “no,…
And it worked! She ran up into her room and I think she was crying because of us, not her father’s death. A day after the ball, a man came to our house and told us that he need us to try on a shoe, because the princes will marry whoever the shoe fits. “I think the girl who the prince liked at the ball was wearing that shoe.” My sister whispered. I tried it on and so did my sister. It did not fit, but then Cinderella came down and asked to try it on I said that was outrageous because she was home doing chores when the ball was going on. When she tried the shoe on and it fit I was flabbergasted.…
A classic is something that has a tendency to stick around when other trends die out. Every woman’s wardrobe has an essential little black dress, and it has become an epitome of timeless fashion. A little black dress is an evening or cocktail dress cut simply and often quite short.…
There are many versions to the famous fairy tale Cinderella. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s German version of Cinderella, “Aschenputtel,” is a household story of a young girl named Cinderella who eventually marries a prince. This specific version of Cinderella gave birth to the Walt Disney version of Cinderella that most Americans know today. However the stories are very different. The Grimm brothers’ version is much darker and gory then the classic American version. Small differences like this shed a different light on Cinderella and her journey to a “happy” ending.…
Everyone knows and loves the fairytale “Cinderella” where Cinderella starts out as a maid, wearing nothing but rags, and doing nothing but chores. She desires to go to this ball, but her nasty stepmother sends her to work right away, without allowing her to go. Fortunately for Cinderella, her fairy Godmother transforms her into a beautiful princess and lets her go to the ball, where she meets the price of her dreams. He is astonished by her beauty and in the end of the fairytale they fall in love. Everyone is fascinated by Cinderella’s story but one may not realize who is truly the reason for Cinderella’s good fortune. Without the help of her fairy godmother ensuring that everything worked out for Cinderella in the end, she never would have…
The story of Cinderella has been shared through many generations, exploring the life of a beautiful girl who is cruelly abused by her wicked stepsisters and stepmother. The director of Cinderella uses a song in every scene, making a definite contribution to the tone of underlying happiness despite the pitiful servitude Cinderella must succumb to in the movie. Not a single rhythm or melody is arbitrarily inserted into the narrative. Not only this, but the use of shadows and romantic auras to elicit a full quota of inventive ideas, is also eminent. However, the films' strongest point is its ability to elicit an emotional response from its audience through the traumatizing scenes, which consist of many horrific elements. This ability to get a hold of the audience in a way that makes the viewer feel that they are experiencing the whole film is where its success lies.…