Throughout the many renditions of “Cinderella”‚ there is a clear line between the Stepmother‚ Stepsisters‚ and Cinderella. Yet in Andy Tennant’s Ever After: A Cinderella Story the director takes that division another step further and separates the Stepsisters and Stepmother from each other. Tennant pits the Stepmother and one of her daughters against the Cinderella. The curveball‚ the second stepsister‚ is cast out to the side‚ a somewhat neutral party who favors Danielle but still longs for her
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__________________________________________ Once upon a time‚ there was a beautiful girl named Cinderella. She lived with her wicked stepmother and two stepsisters. They treated Cinderella very badly. One day‚ they were invited for a grand ball in the king’s palace. But Cinderella’s stepmother would not let her go. Cinderella was made to sew new party gowns for her stepmother and stepsisters‚ and curl their hair. They then went to the ball‚ leaving Cinderella alone at home. Cinderella felt very sad and
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While Cinderella’s mother and the Fairy Godmother are not named‚ her stepmother and stepsisters are and hold many conversation with Cinderella and each other that revolve around numerous things like clothing‚ chores‚ nature and kindness. But‚ people still tend to have a problem with the story‚ thinking it feminist. In the film‚ the stepmother and step sisters obsess over their own looks and constantly put down Cinderella‚ even her name is a mockery. Then
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have to do with the having an evil stepmother and how she wants all of the attention for herself. So‚ she did what was necessary to get all the attention. In “Snow White” there was never really a problem with poverty‚ but there were problems when it came to the relationship of being loved by her father more than the husband loved his wife‚ which was a problem for the step mother. In “Hansel and Gretel” the children’s presence created trouble for their stepmother‚ and because of this their life had
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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 bear the good qualities of this pretty girl because they made her own daughters appear the more odious. She gives her the meanest work of the house. Cinderella sleeps at the top of the house on a wretched straw bed‚ while her sisters slept
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Compare with Yen-Shen in the Chinese version‚ Yen-Shen is left behind by her stepmother and her stepsister. As the wise old man tells her that she can make a wish by asking the bones of the fish that Yen-Shen fed it every day and was killed by her stepsister. Yen-Shen has a pair of slippers that are made
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abuse‚ I endured‚ I learned to allow my imagination to grow and began inventing imaginary stories. My mother would spank me‚ she thought that my stories were lies. However‚ when I was seven my stepmother came into my life‚ at first I hated her‚ I couldn’t fathom sharing my father with her. In time‚ my stepmother became my best friend‚ she always encouraged me to tell stories to others‚ she felt it was crucial that I expressed my creativity. She’d find ways to keep me inspired‚ she’d bring me notebooks
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original “Snow White” the evil stepmother is forced to dance in red-hot iron shoes until she falls down dead.”(O’Neill 3) Forcing someone to suffer like the evil stepmother in “Snow White” is cruel and unusual punishment‚ which the young developing minds in our society should not be exposed to. The way the evil stepmother was punished shows that torture and even death are suitable consequences for inappropriate actions. The type of punishment that the evil stepmother received is not what protective
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In all these versions‚ readers or viewers find a common thread to all. The wicked stepmother and siblings are either punished or forgiven‚ while the sweet‚ gracious‚ and beautiful Cinderella marries the prince‚ and as such escapes her miserable life. According to this tale‚ marriage is the ultimate goal in life especially for the woman. In Cinderella‚ all the maidens in town go to the ball just to marry the prince. Even Cinderella desires to go because she sees marriage to the prince as the solution
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because the minister delivers the verse quite like a prayer. An interpreter would sign this prayer using small‚ slow signs‚ giving the participants time to possibly recite the prayer along with the minister if they choose. Formal- This is when the eulogy would be delivered. The interpreter would sign this at a slower than normal pace and would attempt to enunciate signs to portray the message
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