out a loan by forging her father’s signature. This is illegal‚ of course‚ and later leads to Krogstad blackmailing Nora. When Torvald finds out he threatens her. The way Nora handles her situation is inspirational. She had been treated like a doll by both her father and her husband‚ but she has the strength to stand up to her husband. She decides to leave and start a new life for herself. The human spirit will not be trampled on. Nora has done something that is not wrong‚ and she has done it
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In the article‚ “Cinderella and Princess Culture”‚ Peggy Orenstein‚ a contributing writer for New York Times Magazine‚ explores the successful “princess” market and how it negatively impacts young children. Orenstein claims that the princess culture promotes a common gender stereotype of women to young children‚ especially young girls; therefore‚ society should lessen the encouragement of being a “princess” and fortify their promotion to a more strong-willed role model (327). Although the article
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There was once a fair maiden named Cinderella. She lived with her stepmother; Lady Tremaine‚ and her two stepsisters Anastasia and Drizella. Unfortunately for Cinderella‚ she was always treated as a servant and a peasant at home. Due to her never socializing enough to actually have friends she was so desperate that she befriended mice. She was so selfless yet her family was the complete opposite. One morning‚ she was working on the floor with a rag and then there was a knock on the door. As she opened
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female protagonist still ends up being dependent and in need of protection. Readers can see this happen in the fairytale Cinderella. In the fairytale‚ Cinderella expects to be rescued. The Grimm Brother’s version of Cinderella is the story of a young girl mistreated by her step mother and step sisters who is rescued by a handsome prince and lives happily ever after. Cinderella‚ like most female heroines in fairytales plays the role of the damsel in distress‚ waiting to be rescued. She endures horrible
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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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the main theme is on the injustices and cruelty associated with class distinctions. Set in New Zealand sometime after it becomes a colony‚ Mansfield shows how the differences among social classes are closely adhered to. She also explores themes such as how the high class people take deliberate pleasure in being cruel to the lower classes‚ and how innocently born children who are brought up in this atmosphere can become easily influenced. Mansfield uses symbolism‚ particularly the doll house and
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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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The Goo Goo Dolls would have to be one of today’s greatest alternative rock bands. They are known best for their hit songs‚ such as Iris‚ Name‚ Slide‚ and Here is Gone. However‚ the Goo Goo Dolls do not stop there; they have recently written and recorded the song Before It’s To Late for the soundtrack of Transformers. This song is also the theme song for the main characters in the movie‚ Sam and Mikaela. The soundtrack for Transformers came out on July 3‚ 2007; which included performers such as The
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The two versions of Cinderella provide readers with insight into the values and attitudes of the cultures represented within each. The insight is obtained through the qualities the heroine’s possess‚ the nature of the consequence for the evil character‚ and the overall moral and purpose of each text. These features are excellent tools for audiences of both the Ancient Chinese culture and a more contemporary‚ Western style. The two heroine’s‚ Yeh Hsien and Cinderella‚ each posses different qualities
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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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