The term archetypal literally means old/ original pattern. “Ashputtle” is one of the fist versions of a story that is commonly known as Cinderella. “Ashputtle”, written by the Grimm Brothers is one of the most commonly known fairytales of all times. While Ashputtle is the original, there are many versions of this popular fairytale. Although all of the versions are slightly different, all of the stories share a common theme, archetypal narrative patterns.
In the story Ashputtle and most other fairytales there is an evil character that tries to stop the main, innocent character. In this story the text reads, “Their faces were beautiful and lily –white, but their hearts were ugly and black,” (853). The evil stepsisters force Ashputtle to do their
