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    makes them selfish and do evil because they care more about themselves than about others. Hansel and Gretel was abandoned by their father‚ after he remarried‚ in the forest because it was either them or their stepmother. The children later on met an old woman who appeared to be the wicked witch and there goes the other moral of the story‚ which is to never

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    mistake over and over‚ as she lets her stepmother in the house. Each time‚ her Stepmother proceeds to ambush her due to the jealousy she has for Snow White. The mirror prompts the jealousy between the evil Stepmother and Snow White. Snow White happens to be saved many times as a result of her astounding looks and purity making her more desirable by others‚ which develops into her most important traits as a princess. In the poem‚ Snow White’s Stepmother sends out her hunter in hopes of bringing

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    The original story of the beautiful girl with fair skin and a wicked stepmother originated in Grimms’ fairy tales in 1812 as a morbid tale of the beauty and vanity that fit with the culture of the time. However‚ modern adaptations have evolved to reflect the state of the audience. Disney’s more recent adaptation in 1937 was meant for a much softer generation of children than those raised in the 19th century‚ while Universal Pictures adaptation moves back to dark origins to appease an adult audience

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    are many differences. In “Ever After”‚ Drew Barrymore portrays the character Cinderella‚ who in the beginning of this movie is called Danielle. In the very beginning‚ it shows how Danielle’s father died and how she went off to live with her wicked stepmother and stepsisters. 10 Years later‚ the estate has fallen into decline‚ as the Baroness has no interest in farming. Danielle has been reduced to a servant in her own house‚ she sleeps near the kitchen fireplace and her most prized and virtually

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    and vibrant. For example‚ the green shows the evil‚ and the gold represents the magic. In fact‚ every time Cinderella’s wicked stepmother has an evil plan in mind‚ such as‚ leaving Cinderella behind at home‚ and locking her up in the kitchen so that she is unable to attend the King’s Ball‚ the light against the cruel woman turns green. Cinderella’s wish is denied by her stepmother so she goes to her mother’s grave because it is here that magic occurs as she is granted her gifts through magic. Cinderella’s

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    Perrault Reference: 10 pages Characters: Ella (but her sisters call her cinders) - 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.

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    able to talk and walk like a human. This seems to be a serious part of the story; however‚ the Brothers make it light hearted by contributing sarcastic humor. In Aschenputtel‚ there is not one character that possesses all the Germanic traits. The stepmother demonstrates being stubborn when she continuously finds chores for Cinderella to do. First she puts only one bowl of lentils in the ashes and the next time she uses two bowls. The sarcasm is very light in this tale but is shown through the repetition

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    trail of white pebbles. After their parents abandon them‚ the children wait for the moon to rise and then they follow the pebbles back home. They return home safely‚ much to their stepmother’s horror. Once again provisions become scarce and the stepmother angrily orders her husband to take the children further into the woods and leave them there to die. Hansel and Gretel attempt to gather more pebbles‚ but find the doors locked and find it impossible to escape from their parents’ house. The following

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    Humans‚ androids‚ and cyborgs make up New Beijing’s humongous population‚ but there is only one resident who is both cyborg and Lunar‚ and she is sixteen-year-old Cinder. This seemingly ordinary teenager wears white gloves and tall boots as a means to guise her true self in fear of the treatment she may receive upon the public’s discovery of her identity. Now‚ the citizenry of New Beijing is not only being threatened the spread of letumosis‚ but also must deal with the arrival of the Lunar queen

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    story. “Hansel and Gretel” takes place during a period of hardship when food was scarce‚ which inevitably led to an economic downfall. Hansel and Gretel live with their stepmother and father‚ who is a woodcutter. Their father does not earn very much from his occupation and is struggling to feed his family. One day the stepmother convinces the father to take them into the woods and leave

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