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    Executive Summary The Brothers Grimm’s‚ “Ashputtle and D.T. Niane’s “Sundiata”‚ both have characters who is a villain. Sassouma Berete in “Sundiata” is similar to Ashputtle’s evil stepmother and stepsisters. Both of them bring misery and burden to the main character. In the story of “Ashputtle”‚ the evil stepmother and stepsisters mocks and insults Ashputtle‚ also they forced her to do all the household chores. Meanwhile‚ in the story of “Sundiata”‚ Sassouma Berete makes fun of Sundiata’s physical

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    fairytales are lost or given less importance in order to make the read or the film more child friendly. Their association with wish-fulfillment has over powered the tales darker aspects‚ such as human fears and anxieties. Evil witches and cruel stepmothers are some of the main‚ most dominant characters in fairy tales that add fear and anxiety to these fairytales. Physical appearance plays a very important role in fairytales today. Characters like Snow White and Cinderella are beautiful women. “The

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    Rhetorical Analysis: Cinderella Cinderella’s story is undoubtedly the most popular fairy tale all over the world. Her fairy tale is one of the best read and emotion filled story that we all enjoyed as young and adults. In Elizabeth Pantajja’s analysis‚ Cinderella’s story still continues to evoke emotions but not as a love story but a contradiction of what we some of us believe. Pantajja chose Cinderella’s story to enlighten the readers that being good and piety are not the reason for Cinderella’s

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    (pp. 5-6). New York: New American Library. Einstein‚ E.‚ & Albert‚ L. (2006) Strengthening Your Stepfamily (pp21-25). Impact Publishers How to Create a Successful Stepfamily [Article] Jones‚ M. B.‚ & Schiller‚ J. A. (1992). Stepmothers [Review of the book Stepmothers]. Stepmothers. Lord‚ D. C. (2009). Stepfamily ties. (Collection development: Stepparenting & divorce). Library Journal‚ 134.6(3)‚ 42. Retrieved from Gale database. (A197926473) Martin‚ M Welsh‚ S.‚ & Penton‚ J. (2007). Yours‚ mine‚ and

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    the Grimm tales. Jack Frost begins with a girl who has a cruel stepmother who hates her and tries to get rid of her. The stepmother convinces the father to leave his own daughter to die in the middle of the forest in winter. However‚ when Jack Frost‚ a personification of winter‚ comes to freeze her to death he is swayed by her kind words and instead rewards her with treasures. When the daughter returns wealthy and beautiful‚ the stepmother immediately sends her own daughter out into the frozen forest

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    The story of Cinderella has been shared through many generations‚ exploring the life of a beautiful girl who is cruelly abused by her wicked stepsisters and stepmother. The director of Cinderella uses a song in every scene‚ making a definite contribution to the tone of underlying happiness despite the pitiful servitude Cinderella must succumb to in the movie. Not a single rhythm or melody is arbitrarily inserted into the narrative. Not only this‚ but the use of shadows and romantic auras to elicit

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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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    move and every decision she made. Even in the wide underwater world‚ she felt restrained. Ariel She also had a little friend fish by name Flounder‚ who helped her throughout her journey. Cinderella was a maid in her own home‚ slaved by her cruel stepmother. She treated her poorly‚ and made her feel like she was only good for serving them day and night. Even though Cinderella was in her own house‚ she felt like she was a prisoner. Her only friends were birds and mice‚ one of their names were Gus and

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    canon‚ since they already have their gender identification set up. Cinderella is the perfect example of a beautiful‚ quiet‚ nurturing‚ and subordinate woman that little girls relate to. Cinderella is the image of the ideal angelic female‚ while the stepmother and stepsisters represent the opposite “monster” images (Gilbert and Gubar 812). Starting with the physical appearance‚ Cinderella is beautiful and the others are dark and unattractive. Cinderella has a magical connection with the animals‚ which

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    dad was continually called to school by my teachers. I became really wicked. * ------------------------------------------------- Despite my behavior‚ dad was forgiving and understanding with me. We sat down and talked about how my rebellious behavior would impact my life. But as a teenager‚ I lived with no rules. So it went in one ear and left out the other. I only had a “me‚ myself and I‚” kind of attitude. I was wicked and very selfish. * -------------------------------------------------

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