With many variations of fantasies‚ "Happily ever after" is reoccurring in every fairy tale. "Cinderella" by Anne Sexton is a different variation of the classic tale. The author sets up her version of Cinderella with four anecdotes sharing how others can go from poverty to riches or gritty reality to fantasy. Sexton changes her happily ever after ending by satirizing the message the story gives. By doing so‚ Sexton would like the reader to know the difference between a fairy tale and reality. Anne
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retelling of Cinderella Michelangelo‚ perhaps the most gifted sculptor and painter of all times‚ once said that "geniuses stand on the shoulders of other geniuses." As Michelangelo built upon the brilliance of his predecessors‚ Anne Sexton does the same with her poem "Cinderella". Fairy tales originated as oral traditions and were passed along and sculpted by thousands of story tellers. Each raconteur changes elements in the story to fit their individual needs. Sexton reinvents "Cinderella" as a poem
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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
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Cinderella’s Happy Ending In the essay Cinderella: Not So Morally Superior‚ Elisabeth Panttaja‚ she speaks about the fairy tale of Cinderella having a happy ending and successful in the story. The author explains how Cinderella is not so motherless; instead‚ her deceased mother is with her through the whole the story. The author wants the readers to understand that Cinderella is well mothered and she has a happy ending. Panttaja explains how Cinderella has defeated her step mother and her daughters
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Savannah Hotaling #0268904 LIB.112.X Expository Writing II Mikal Gaines 29 April 2015 Is Cinderella a real happy ever after? In May of 1949‚ poet Olga Broumas was born in Ermoupoli‚ Greece and went on to becoming an honors and award winning poet and professor. After immigrating to the United States in 1967‚ Broumas received a Fullbright fellowship to study and earn her Bachelors from the University of Pennsylvania in architecture. Broumas later went on to earn her Master’s degree in creative writing
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and father she was a princess.” (Cinderella). This quote was mentioned in both movies. Both the first and the second Cinderella movie are popular‚ and they both show their principle scene‚ which is when Cinderella is getting her dress made for the ball with the assistance of the mice. Both versions also show their respective‚ and classic view of Cinderella’s physical appearance. In the first version of the Cinderella movie as well as the second version‚ Cinderella is wearing her blue dress‚ along
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PERSONALITY ANALYSIS OF CHARLES MANSON Introduction Manson is a convicted serial killer who has become an icon of evil. In the late 1960s‚ Manson founded a hippie cult group known as "the Family" whom he manipulated into brutally killing others on his behalf. "Helter Skelter‚" Manson believed‚ was going to occur in the summer of 1969 when blacks were going to rise up and slaughter all the white people. He told his followers that they would be saved because they would go underground‚ literally‚
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Cinderella Man and Economic Hardship Boxing is a dangerous‚ life-threatening sport‚ but perhaps dying quickly in a fight is preferable to slowly starving and freezing to death. Ron Howard’s film Cinderella Man depicts the struggle between survival and happiness in the era when it was almost impossible to achieve both. Following the life of boxer James J. Braddock‚ the film takes place in the Great Depression‚ as Braddock struggles to feed his children‚ keep his home warm‚ and stay alive while the
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"Cinderella" Analysis Through literary devices such as simile‚ repetition and symbolism‚ Anne Sexton delivers the message that there is no way to live "happily ever after." Using four short stories as a lead in‚ Sexton makes powerful arguments about society by creating the symbol of the dove and alluding to the story of Cinderella. For Sexton there is no Cinderella‚ there is no prince charming‚ and there is no happy ending. However‚ through "Cinderella‚" she argues that the "happy ever after" ending
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In Anne Sexton’s "Cinderella" one may ponder what the purpose and tone is. Anne Sexton uses a strong satiric and humorous undertone when poking fun at marriage. The use of dark humor adds life and body to the poem. Anne Sexton’s placement of witty understatements is impeccable and allows the reader to imagine Anne Sexton’s dark humorous laugh as they read the poem. "You always read about.../...the nursemaid some luscious sweet from Denmark / who captures the oldest son’s heart. / from Diapers to
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