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    We all know Cinderella because of Walt Disney. The original folk tales from five cultures tells the real story of Cinderella. As of today‚ I probably only seen Cinderella maybe once or twice. Reading the folk tales gave me a better perspective of the real true story behind Cinderella. Each folk tale had similarities and each one had their differences. If I had to choose one of these folk tales that would be perfect for children to read‚ it would be Charles Perrault version. Some people might say

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    111 21 March 2013 “Cinderella” “Ashputtle” and “ A Chinese Cinderella”: Three Tales of Cruelty‚ Mutilation‚ and Retribution In the “Cinderella” tales‚ whether they are French‚ African‚ Chinese or German‚ we all know the hopeful young girl‚ the magical entity‚ the glass slipper‚ the dress‚ the prince‚ and the happily ever-after. What we don’t focus on is the rampant cruelty‚ mutilation‚ and retribution. These three tales are fraught with such actions. In Perrault’s “Cinderella‚” the stepmother cannot

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    A nobleman’s daughter‚ she is forced to work as the servant of her house because of her controlling stepmother. Lady Tramaine - Her dads second wife‚ she is controlling and jealous‚ she gives her the nickname "Cinderella" because she usually has cinders on her face from cleaning the chimney. Anastasia and Drizella - Her mean step sisters‚ close to her age. Prince Charming

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    For many years the folktale of Cinderella has been told in many ways with each story being different‚ but all having a happy ending. There are fantasy and realistic films like “A Cinderella Story” and the “Cinderella” animated film. They are both based on the same concept that a servant ends up with a prince charming and undergoes a transformation‚ and ends with a happy ending. Cinderella by Walt Disney Films from 1950 is an animated movie about a teenage girl who is living with her evil step mother

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    have chosen to compare and contrast Cinderella and Cinderella story. There are many versions Of Cinderella and the one I have chosen seems to be the most common‚ it has been edited by Andrew Lang and published by David McKay 1948. "Cinderella" is a classic story‚ told and retold for generations. There are variations of the story in nearly every culture‚ and many modern adaptations. One of the most recent and spotlighted offspring of "Cinderella"‚ is "Cinderella Story" Written by Leigh Dunlap and

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    Cinderella”‚ is a fairy tale written by Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm better known as the Grimm brothers. This is a common story that almost everyone has heard of. There are forms of different versions of the Cinderella story that involve books‚ and movies. Most stories involve Cinderella being mistreated by her evil stepmother and step sisters. Then Cinderella goes to a ball and falls in love with a prince. There is a reason why this story has been used for generations and that’s because it has an excellent

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    of art is.” we were introduced several versions of Cinderella in “Damsels in Distress”. For generations‚ the Cinderella story had been one of the most popular fairytales around the world; there are countless modified versions of it. For this analysis‚ I chose “Cinderella” by Charles Perrault and “Ashputtle” by the Grimm Brothers and applying them to the ideas from the article‚ “The Struggle for Meaning”. The most familiar version of “Cinderella” in western society was the written by Charles Perrault

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    person their enemy.The villain causes trouble in the city or just to one character such as the Cinderella’s stepmother she is the villain because she takes advantage of Cinderella. In the movie Cinderella the evil step mother is the villain. Cinderella is the protagonist.Her real mother that she loved dearly died whenever Cinderella was little.So she lived with her dad which was a merchant and died on one of his journeys.So

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    | |Key elements of the Cinderella story | |We are going to explore the history of Cinderella stories in order to develop an understanding of the elements of the story | |that are appropriated in the film Cinderella Man. | |

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    Finding the girl that fits the shoe is not the only way to find love. "Cinderella" is one of the most commonly compared stories with Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. They have an abundant amount of similarities and differences. The similarities that pop out most between the two are‚ higher and lower classes have two different lifestyles‚ the mothers of the female protagonist‚ and the males both marry a woman from a lower class. Whereas the differences that grab the reader’s attention are the

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