Cinderella Vs. French Cinderella

“At this point, enter the Fairy Godmother, the pumpkin carriage, the royal ball, the stroke of midnight, the glass slipper, and the rest, as they say, is fairy tale

This was only further ingrained within society when the Grimms’ work was visualized and forever immortalized in disney’s memorable reimagining of Cinderella that hit the theaters in the year, 1950. In which cinderella dances in her blue corseted ball gown with the handsome Prince Charming. It is no wonder then that Yolen would rather have had the story be about a “Cinder Elephant” (2) who has a “beautiful pillowed breast’(13) and in consequence having a more realistic role model for most women in American society. However beauty practices woman then and now have

From its onset with its first feature-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937, Disney has grown to become a worldwide phenomenon today. But over the years, various parent groups, scholars and film critics have accused Disney for creating shallow, stereotypical princesses whose ultimate aim was to find her 'prince charming ' and live happily ever after. In her article, “What’s Wrong With Cinderella?” in the New York Times, Peggy Orenstein expresses her concern over the effect of princess figures like Cinderella on young girls ' perceptions of themselves and how they should behave (“What’s Wrong With Cinderella?”).

A Comparison between Traditional and Modern Day Versions of Cinderella Cinderella is perhaps one of the most famous childhood fairy tale stories of all time. Over the years, numerous versions of the story have been recreated and have been told to children all over the world. The original story of Cinderella follows the life of a young girl who is mistreated by her step mother and stepsisters. Cinderella is magically converted into a gorgeous princess with the assistance of her fairy godmother. She then goes to the ball to meet the prince.

In “What's Wrong with Cinderella?”, Peggy Orenstein retaliates against the princess culture that bombards her daughter's life. Princesses, it seems, dominate the market for toys to young girls due to their inexplicable appeal to being pretty, pink and - as most girls see - perfect. As a feminist mother, Orenstein feels the need to rebel against this not-so-sudden craze that attracts her daughter's attention. The author assumes that the subliminal messages presented to her daughter's developing mind aren't beneficial to her future expectations in life. Because of this, she critiques the faults of princesshood in order to demonstrate the possible detrimental impacts that the princess culture may have on a young girl.

The Transformation of Cindy .R written by Anne Mazer is a short story about a young girl named Cindy who consistently allows herself to be bossed around by those in her presence simply because she is considered to be rather rough-looking. However, in the story, Cindy receives assistance from a fairy godmother who takes the initiative to transform her into a more attractive person right before the school dance. At the dance, this catches the attention of her so-called “friends” who do not even realize who she actually is. They befriend her simply because she is now considered to be beautiful. In a state of frustrated, Cindy returns to her home and smashes the fairy godmother into pieces, causing her to return to her rough-looking self again.

This leads to a very bizarre list of events in which Lizzie, must save her sister from death. Laura visits the goblins, trades a lock of her golden hair for the fruit, but ends up being attacked by the goblin men who try to force the fruit down her throat. She then returns to her sister, Laura, who Lizzie tells to “hug me, kiss me, suck my juices” (468) for her to get better. Laura after having a very intimate interaction with her sister gets better. The sisters grow up and tell their children “For there is no friend like a sister” (563).

In this tale, Cinderella is given a pair of red dancing slippers from her master as she loves dancing, but she is unable to attend the Pharaoh’s court” (Mascarenhas, 2014, p.1). A falcon takes one of her slippers and drops it in the pharaoh 's lap and he “vows to find the owner of the beautiful slippers and make her queen of Egypt” (Mascarenhas, 2014, p.1). In Zimbabwe, Cinderella is “the story of two sisters who” answer the declaration that the king is looking for a wife (Mascarenhas, 2014, p.1). While the first sister, “Manyara is more concerned with position and power”, the younger sister, Nyasha is not and is very “humble and kind-hearted” (Mascarenhas, 2014, p.1). In route to meet the King in the city, Nyasha cares for the homeless by providing them with food and gifts, while Manyara does nothing and is only concerned with rushing to meet the king (Mascarenhas, 2014, p.1).

I want to be your friend.” Malicesandra was very surprised and did not know what to say. Gingledorf went on to tell the other fairies that with the help of some new friends she had come up with a new game. It was called Catch the Nut. With a sprinkle of fairy dust, the nut went flying all over the place.

According to Angela Smith these tales introduced the idea that “patriarchy … conceive women as domesticated, passive, and dependent beings” (Smith, 428). The single role that women in fairy tales have, is to fit into the hierarchy system by marrying either the king or the prince. In the Frog King the young princess marries the princess despite the fact that he tries to rape her and has only known her for the span of a couple hours. In the other hand Cinderella marries the prince after only knowing him for to days just because he found her glass shoe. These stories create a false notion of having to get married in general and having to marry into royalty as the only way to escape the hardships that one is facing in life.

Be careful of what you wish for, thought Coraline when the Other Mother asked to stay forever in the fantastic Other World, but there was only one condition—to sew buttons over her own eyes. The creator of the movie The Nightmare before Christmas and James the Giant Peach, has come back with a new installment: this thrilling and exciting stop motion movie Coraline. The first scene shows a doll being torn apart bit by piece. Sewn back together by creepy metallic hand, the new doll is revealed to be a young girl named Coraline.