Cinderella Research Paper

Different Angles of Cinderella Throughout the years, there have been several retellings of Cinderella. Some of the retellings are based on culture, the society at that particular moment and what would grab the audience attention. One of the most common retelling of Cinderella is: The Complete Grimm’s Fairy Tale. There’s also the: Radio Plays for Children. One of the most recent retelling would have to be: A Cinderella Story. All three of the retellings leave the audience with a different interpretation of Cinderella. Never the less you will get the same moral of the story from all three. The Complete Grimm’s Fairy Tale, starts off by telling you that Cinderella mother has died and her father remarried. With his new a wife and two new step
Immediately the stepsisters called Cinderella into the room for her to do their hair and makeup in preparation for the festival. All Cinderella could do was cry because she wanted to go to the festival as well. She asked her stepmother if she could attend, only to hear her respond by saying, “covered in dust and dirt as you are, and would go to the festival? You have no clothes and shoes, and yet would dance!” (page 122) Even though her stepmother was being rude to Cinderella, that didn’t stop her from still asking if she could go. Her stepmother than bargains with her saying, “if she can empty the lentils from the ashes she could go to the festival”. Cinderella then goes outside and calls on the pigeons saying, “You tame pigeons, you turtle doves, and all you birds beneath the sky, come and help me pick, The good into the pot, The bad into the crop.” Ironically enough, that’s what the pigeons and turtle doves came in and did. Less than an hour passed and the birds had already finished. Cinderella went to tell her stepmother she finished her task, only to find out the stepmother still disapproved of her going to the festival with the rest of the family. Once again, Cinderella begged to be able to go to the festival with the family. The stepmother then gave Cinderella the same task that she had already completed. Again, Cinderella had to separate the lentils from the
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,