Cinderella‚ the main character of the world’s most famous children’s tale‚ exhibits traits that‚ if looked at carefully‚ show she is a morally compromised character with sadistic tendencies. This is what Elisabeth Panttaja‚ an ex-professor at Tufts University‚ argues in “Cinderella: Not So Morally Superior”. Panttaja uses the role of Cinderella’s mother to highlight the heroine’s unsavory actions. Cinderella and her mother constantly employ treacherous tactics to manipulate people in the name of
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In the article “Cinderella: Not so Morally Superior‚” author Elisabeth Panttaja explains what is going on behind the scenes of Cinderella and how Cinderella found her destiny. Panttaja emphasizes that Cinderella’s mother may be physically absent but intervenes to make sure that Cinderella has a happily ever after. Panttaja reasons that Cinderella’s mother is actually the one who has control over the story in the end. Cinderella’s mother will do whatever it takes to get her daughter on top of the
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Critique of “Cinderella: Not So Morally Superior” Author: Elisabeth Panttaja In The essay Cinderella: Not So Morally Superior by Elisabeth Panttaja‚ the author analyzes the classic fairy tale that most of us have grown up knowing of Cinderella. The author’s analysis is a bit abrupt and right to the point‚ but also cleverly stated. The authors essay is about Cinderella being crafty‚ and not the normal perception of Cinderella being a princess who is virtuous and patient. It is also described in
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Walt Disney’s “Cinderella”: Morally Corrupt and Biased? For over fifty years‚ the magical tale that is known the world over as Walt Disney’s “Cinderella” has been passed down from generation to generation‚ in particularly as a popular bedtime story request from youngsters. Even more so‚ over the past three decades it has even become a staple in almost every young child’s home video collection. While Walt Disney’s classic offers children a land to explore their imagination‚ and even a young female
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Discussion Board #3- Question 2 Cinderella is one of the most popular fairy tales from around the world and there are hundreds of different versions of the tale. “Cinderella: or The Glass Slipper‚” by Charles Perrault was first published in 1697 ‚also known as the Victorian Time‚ “Aschenputtel‚” by the brothers Grimm was published in the 19th century. Both versions of the tale have the same theme of “happily ever after”‚ but the two authors use different methods to portrait that theme. Disney’s
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is the ultimate reward represented as a form of a prince charming for having a good behavior in life. Therefore‚ in the case of fairytale “Cinderella” by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s version‚ love differs with my idea of true love for been unrealistic‚ too innocent‚ and unfair. The best seller shows many nonrealistic examples of love. For example‚ when Cinderella meets the prince charming and immediately wants to marry him. In reality this does not happen‚ a person needs to know the person who’s she
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“Walt Disney’s Cinderella” adapted by Campbell Grant is the retelling of a familiar fairytale. In the fairytale‚ Cinderella is a plain servant for her stepmother and two stepsisters. With the help of a fairy godmother and some mice‚ she transforms into a beautiful princess who captures the heart of a young handsome prince. Then when the clock turns midnight‚ she has to return home and she loses her glass slipper. After the ball‚ the prince then goes to find the owner of the slipper‚ which belongs
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Cinderella is a famous traditional f airy tale. Through years it has become very popular among children around the entire world and it has adopted different versions by many writers. One of the famous versions of this t ale came from Roald Dahl who included this in his famous book Revolting Rhymes. There he fractured traditional fairly tales and he also put a touch of his dark humor by which he is so recognized. To begin with‚ Roal Dahl presents many changes to Cinderella’s t raditional
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Professor Bennett Literary Evolutions 11 February 2014 Cinderella’s Happily Ever After Throughout the history of literature‚ the tale of Cinderella has always been portrayed as a fairy tale that ends with happily ever after. However‚ to some writers the tale of Cinderella isn’t so simple and sweet. Roald Dahl‚ British novelist and poet‚ tells the tale of Cinderella in a more gory and dark way. He views the story in a light different than what most poets and writers see‚ and ultimately the fairy tale
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Cinderella is a primary example of the Graves/Jung stages of characterization. Rather than exclusively focusing on one interpretation of Cinderella‚ it is best to focus on two different interpretations. As we learned throughout the semester‚ the idea or goal behind the fairytales and folklores vary tremendously based on timeframe. For instance‚ the Grimm version ofCinderella would vary from the Walt Disney version of Cinderella. The differing goals of fairytales from past to present are emphasized
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