contributing writer for the New York Times‚ Peggy Orenstein stresses in her article‚ Cinderella and Princess Culture‚ that the "princess craze" and "girlie-girl" culture is ruining young girls as they feel constantly pressured to be perfect. Orenstein also recognizes the fact that large companies like Disney are responsible for pushing the princess craze. Peggy Orenstein elaborates on how the classic fairytale of Cinderella does indeed have a negative effect on girls. Orenstein clearly states and debates
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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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Pretty Little Liars Pretty Little Liars is an American teen drama mystery-thriller television series loosely based on the popular series of novels written by Sara Shepard. The show premiered on June 8‚ 2010 on ABC Family. After an initial order of 10 episodes on June 28‚ 2010‚ ABC Family ordered an additional 12 episodes for season one. These episodes began airing on January 3 and ended on March 21‚ 2011. The ratings success of the first 10 episodes prompted the book series to be extended beyond
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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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The story of Cinderella began in ancient China and has since been translated and recreated numerous times into stories‚ plays‚ and even movies. Perrault and Disney’s versions of Cinderella took special interest to Louis Bernikow‚ in which she analyzed in her essay “Cinderella: Saturday Afternoon at the Movies”. In the essay‚ Bernikow shows that “there are two worlds in the Cinderella cartoon‚ one of women‚ one of men” (270)‚ and that the women in the story need men. In “Cinderella: Saturday Afternoon
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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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The author of Chinese Cinderella Adeline Yen Mah illustrates the relationship she experiences within her family which defines the impact in her life as an individual. Throughout the novel‚ Adeline uses characterization‚ images‚ symbols and language to illustrate her journey from one who was abused and assaulted by her stepmother Niang‚ to one who loved and cherished by her Aunt Baba. Adeline’s relationship with her family has both ups and downs in it. Her relationship with Niang isn’t the one
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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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Cinderella is an autobiography about Adeline Yen Mah’s childhood‚ starting in 1941. Throughout the book‚ Adeline explains her childhood in which she faces many dilemmas. She also describes how she was made to feel unwanted and unloved by most of her family. The story is set in World War 2‚ during the time period when the Japanese had invaded China. In the story‚ Adeline explains the amount of respect that all of the Chinese people had to show towards the Japanese. When Adeline was just four years
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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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