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    Everyone knows the classic “Cinderella” story, a young girl, called Cinderella, is a servant to her step-mother and step-sisters, who force her to cook and clean for them. The prince has a ball at the castle to find a bride, and Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother gives her a beautiful dress to go to the ball in, but it will turn to rags at the stroke of midnight. Cinderella goes to the ball and falls in love with the prince, but when the clock strikes midnight, she runs away from him. While running…

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    princess who overcome the evil in the story. In the Brothers' Grimm's “Cinderella” the heroine of the story, Cinderella, was subject to years of cruelty because of her sisters jealousy. Even though they were “beautiful and fair of face” (Grimm 746) they still felt a rivalry with Cinderella because she wasn't…

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    Prompt #1 - “Cinderella” Charles Perrault (1696) and the Brothers Grimm (1857) Anyone that has read versions of Cinderella, may have a different perception of the story, it was not the norm for a middle class young lady to marry upper class not even in today’s age. However, we can begin with analyzing the story and each character as they come into the picture. In order to understand the psyche of the character, we must first understand the epoch the story was written and how society expected…

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    The story of Cinderella had been around for many years. The first version dates back to 850 A.D. (Myseveralworlds). Each version has similarities and differences. Most common similarity is a young girl who is mistreated, all have a unique magic tale, and a prince. Most of the world today, know Walt Disney’s Cinderella version. Walt Disney was far from the original producer, to surprise many. “During World War 11, Disney had lost touch with the European film markets, concerning other films. His…

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    Western and Chinese children’s fantasy literature when two stories having the same elements, by comparing Cinderella and Ye Xian(葉限). Ye Xian is a Chinese fairy tale written by Duan Chengshi(段成式) in Tang dynasty compilation Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang(酉陽雜俎). It is one of the oldest known variants of Cinderella, where Cinderella was published in 1812. When comparing Ye Xian and Cinderella we can easily found out that both are strikingly similar in themes and plots, although written in…

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    are comparing and contrasting the perrault version of Cinderella and the African-style story, Chinye. One similarity between these two stories is that both of the main characters’ parents are dead. Another similarity is that they both have 1 or 2 stepsisters. Another similarity is they both have to do the stepsisters’ and the stepmother’s chores. They also clean up after them and cook for them. So pretty much in both stories, Chinye and Cinderella are servants to the steps’. The last thing that…

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    home? Cinderella was left out most of her life after her mother died. In Grimm’s Cinderella, her father did not want her nor did he care for her. However in Disney’s Cinderella, her father tried to take care of her, but he eventually died. Even though she had a rough life as a servant, she still looked for love, and she ended up finding it. While some similarities between Grimm’s Cinderella and Disney’s Cinderella are noticeable, the differences are striking. In both versions of Cinderella,…

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    storylines and themes. Analyzing Brothers Grimm’s Cinderella and Joseph Jacobs’ Catskin with the Propp’s Thirty-One Functions, the Cinderella and Catskin tales are versions of the same tale for they have similar story attributes and themes even though they do not share every function on the Propp’s list. In both tales, a female hero who has a father works as a kitchen maid and is constantly harassed and ridiculed by a maternal figure. In Cinderella, Cinderella is harassed by her stepmother…

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    versions of the Cinderella story. Some can be somewhat new, some can be incredibly old, such as Yeh-Shen which originated in China and is over 1000 years old! I have 3 Cinderella stories and 1 poem titles “Interview” that I will be comparing and contrasting. So let’s get started. First, I will be comparing the stories. In Ashenputtel and Yeh-Shen they both have step-sisters, and mean ones at that. They also both have a step-mom, also mean. In Ashenputtel, Yeh-Shen, and The Algonquin Cinderella,…

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    By having a five year old granddaughter, I am reliving the days of princesses in fairytale lands. I took my granddaughter to see the movie, Cinderella. Of course, she was absolutely thrilled. I believe this movie served its purpose by providing a glimpse into the fairytale land with Prince Charming, castles, ballroom dances, and magical characters including Fairy God Mother. And let us not forget about the beautiful glass slippers. I was curious about the movie reviews as I am considering a…

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