literary stories is widely known to many but actually recognized by few. This type of pattern is referred to as an archetype. An archetype is a complex literary term that can be found and understood by examining literature. The first place that archetype can be examined is in Cinderella stories. The Traditional Cinderella story that we have all heard sets our standard for archetype in different cultural stories having Jewish‚ Indian‚ Chinese‚ and modern-day settings. In the Indian Cinderella story
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CHINESE CINDERELLA NOVEL STUDY written by Adeline Yen Mah 1. Why did the author call this story “Chinese Cinderella? (4 marks) The author decided to name this novel Chinese Cinderella because it relates to the same storyline as the fairytale‚ Cinderella. The author led the same type of life as the main character of Cinderella- being an unwanted daughter‚ mistreated and unloved by her stepmother. As in the fairytale‚ she overcame the odds to prove her worth with a fulfilling life and good education
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Everyone knows and loves the fairytale “Cinderella” where Cinderella starts out as a maid‚ wearing nothing but rags‚ and doing nothing but chores. She desires to go to this ball‚ but her nasty stepmother sends her to work right away‚ without allowing her to go. Fortunately for Cinderella‚ her fairy Godmother transforms her into a beautiful princess and lets her go to the ball‚ where she meets the price of her dreams. He is astonished by her beauty and in the end of the fairytale they fall in love
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Chinese Cinderella I. Introduction: A.) Title of the book: * Chinese Cinderella (The true story of an unwanted daughter) B.) Author: * Adeline Yen Mah C.) Summary of the book: * When Adeline was born‚ her siblings called her a bad luck‚ because of their mother’s death. One year later‚ her father married a half French and half Chinese woman‚ who hated Adeline‚ as a replacement for her dead wife. Every time Adeline receives a reward from school‚ she would tell
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Adeline Yen Mah’s novel Chinese Cinderella is an autobiographical novel about ‘the secret story of an unwanted daughter.’ The novel is memorable because the story is intriguing and it is also historical as it depicts the chaos of China in the early 1940s. The novel is also remarkable for its strong depiction of characters. The novel is based on a girl called Adeline who is neglected and unloved by her family members. There are few people who love her. Adeline’s family considers her bad luck because
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Regina Moore English 104 February 4‚ 15 Short Essay: Perrault’s Cinderella Folklore‚ modern media‚ and historical events within the western world have shown us time and time again that women are meant to be the fairer and weaker of the two sexes; while reiterating the idea that men are strong‚ valiant‚ and ultimately the saviors of all women. This notion has been used to fortify the difference between the two genders‚ asserting the claim that women cannot save themselves
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The first story is about ‘’ Aschenputtel ‘’ it’s a German story and was written by the brothers Grimm‚ in 1697. The second story is about ‘’ Yeh-Shen ‘’ it’s a Chinese story and was written by Ai-Ling Louie‚ it was originally published in 1982‚ and is over 1000 years before the first European Cinderella story appeared. The third story is about ‘’A Young Girl Named Oochigeaskw ‘’. It’s a Native American tale and was written
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Cinderella is faithful re-telling of the classic fairytale. Living with a cruel stepmother and two stepsisters‚ Cinderella longs for a better life. Cinderella is living happily with her mother and father until her mother dies. Cinderella’s father remarries a cold‚ cruel woman who has two daughters‚ Drizella and Anastasia. When the father dies‚ Cinderella’s wicked stepmother turns her into a virtual servant in her own house. Meanwhile‚ across town in the castle‚ the King determines that his son the
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One such fairy tale is Charles Perrault’s classic known as Cinderella or The Little Glass Slipper‚ which on the surface seems to be a magical story about a young woman who is forced to live as a servant in her own home due to her evil stepmother and stepsisters‚ but then is ‘rescued’ by her Prince Charming. However‚ the story tends to perpetuate numerous gender roles and stereotypes‚ and defines expectations of ‘goodness’ for women. Cinderella is more damaging than valuable to children because the tale
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Life in the 1930’s shown in Cinderella Man In Ron Howard’s film‚ Cinderella Man‚ the story of the famous boxer James J. Braddock is told during his career in the late 1920’s and 1930’s during the Great Depression. Jim is a fierce boxer during the 1920’s and is very successful‚ but as the years go by Jim begins to wash up and lose his luck in the ring. He suffers an injury and loses his job as a professional boxer right as the economy begins to plunge as the country enters the Great Depression.
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