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A Literary Analysis Of Cinderella By Jacob And Wilhelm Grimm

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The story of Cinderella has been told to kids for many generations. In this case, the story that is told has Cinderella singing and talking to little critters around her house and going to balls, and marrying her prince charming. This telling of the story does not dwell much on Cinderella’s dilemmas in her life. However, in the original telling of “Cinderella,” by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, the authors emphasize more on the misfortune Cinderella has to undergo to be able to obtain her happy ending. In addition, some of the misfortunes Cinderella has to endure is her stepfamily. Throughout the story, Cinderella’s kindness is tested by her stepmother and step-sisters. Her stepmother has a lack of compassion for not only Cinderella but her daughters …show more content…

For example, in the short story “Cinderella,” the Brothers Grimm state, “…and the little girl went every day to her grave and wept, and was always good and kind to all about her.” This quotation is a good example of a time when Cinderella was mourning her mother, but she was still able to be kind to everything about her. In this short time of her grieving, Cinderella’s father remarried her new stepmother. Rather than being upset about the new marriage Cinderella said nothing ill to her new family and continued to be kind to everyone. In addition, in the short story “Cinderella,” the Brothers Grimm wrote, “…and they took away her fine clothes, and gave her an old frock to put on, and laughed at her and turned her into the kitchen. Then she was forced to do hard work; to rise early, before daylight, to bring the water, to make the fire, to cook, and to wash. She had no bed to lie down on, but was made to lie by the hearth among the ashes…” This quotation demonstrates how Cinderella was treated by her stepmother and stepsisters, yet she remained kind and did not fight or talk back to them. Although most people would be upset in this instance, Cinderella was not upset and did not voice any vial words towards her new family. Instead, she found a way to stay happy and kind to all about

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