Are all of children around the world told the same Cinderella? Of course not. According to “Cinderella” there are 340 to more than 3000 versions of Cinderella around the world (1). However the most popular version of Cinderella is Disney’s version‚ the oldest version is Chinese version called Yen-Shen. Both of them are based on Cinderella theme‚ but they were written by two different cultures between Western and Eastern. Therefore‚ they have some major differences in how the poor girl gets shoes
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7 Cinderella; oppressing or inspiring? Most fairy tales share common themes‚ characters‚ and similar atmospheres. In the two versions of Cinderella‚ the French “Cinderella” and the German one “Aschenputtel”. They are both centered around a girl who is “swept off her feet” by a dashing prince. Some critics state that these fairytales are oppressive to women. These fairytales are not oppressive to women. A girl’s upbringing and characteristics may be shaped by the literature they have read. The
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Maria Tatar’s new point of view on the famous old tales is that fairy tales served as a window into the world of grown-ups‚ providing a safe perch from which to explore children anxieties. In order to teach children to be good‚ but first we have to show them what’s bad. By adding some of the lurid staff‚ such as brutally violent‚ wicked stepmother‚ and wife-killing baron into the fairy tales to show the negative side. With parents appropriate explanations and their own cultural translations will
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There are many different versions of Cinderella‚ most are very similar in some sort of way. Disney Pixar’s version and the Egyptian version are two very similar versions that can be compared. In almost every Cinderella storie no matter what culture there is a slipper of some kind. In the Disney version it was a glass slipper‚ but in the the Egyptian version the slipper was rose gold. The way the slipper looks and what it is made of in these stories tends to reflect on what culture the story comes
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Who on earth would eat a grandmother? There’s only one fictional character who would do such a thing: The Big Bad Wolf from Little Red Riding Hood. Next‚ who would invade people’s homes‚ eat their porridge‚ and fall asleep in their beds? The only person who could have done this is Goldilocks herself. The story of Little Red Riding Hood is about a young‚ naive girl that visits her grandmother to find a big bad wolf in her place. Goldilocks and The Three Bears are about a young‚ stupid girl who wanders
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Reading Memoir “The more that you read‚ the more things you know. The more that you learn‚ the more places you will go‚” wrote Dr. Seuss. Reading has at all times and in all ages been a source of knowledge‚ of happiness‚ of pleasure‚ and even moral courage. My stories have provided a personal library for me to remember everything I learn‚ experience‚ and encounter in my life‚ and how to overcome some obstacles. Through the years I have found that no matter what I read‚ the act
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When you think of a fairytale you initially might think of a damsel in distress and a great knight ready to battle the wicked witch to save her. However‚ there is more to each story than pure amusement. Each in their own way I waiting to mold young minds by teaching simple morals in a way that they can understand. Yet‚ by reading a politically correct version of Cinderella‚ it removes the simple educational values that the original portrays. For being a politically correct story it portrays humans
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Finding meaning in one’s life is important in all stages of life. In the introduction to “The Uses of Enchantment” by Bruno Bettelheim‚ he promotes reading fairy tales to children saying that they promote a child’s ability to find meaning in his or her life. He stresses the idea that fairy tales have certain qualities that do this that are not found in other children’s stories. Bettelheim employs sophisticated diction‚ punctuation in the form of dashes‚ and anecdotes from fairy tales to argue the
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Throughout the short story‚ “St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves” by Karen Russell‚ Claudette displays how she has not fully adapted to human society and reverts back to her origin of the wolf. When Claudette gets anxious‚ there were numerous times when she turns to wolf behavior for comfort. She narrows her eyes at Kyle and flattens her ears‚ (Russell 242) and when the time comes to do Sausalito‚ Claudette panics and can only remember how to the “pump and pump” (Russell‚ 243). Claudette
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Fairy tales help to establish gender roles at a young age to characterize and represent the ideals‚ values‚ and roles that each gender should succumb to. Females are taught to be kind‚ sweet‚ week‚ honest‚ self-sacrificing‚ and beautiful. On the other hand‚ males are taught to be courageous‚ brave‚ saviors‚ and wise. Many of these characteristics are shown in Snow White. However‚ in lemony Snicket’s‚ A Bad Beginning‚ the novel challenges many of these ideas by providing the reader with alternate
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