Alimario Malory Mr. Fabbri ELA10F7 March 21, 2015 Comparing and Contrasting Two Stories of Cinderella The Walt Disney film Cinderella (1950), is a fairy tale many people are familiar with. This story compared to the lesser mentioned (1869) Brothers Grimm “Cinderella” has their differences, but also have many similarities. First, the Disney adaptation began with a scene that included Cinderella, her father, and a woman with her two daughters. This scene implied that Cinderella’s mother had…
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Modern fairy tales are often child-like stories that have happy endings and basic morals but the older versions where often very different. Disney fairy tales and the Grimm brother’s fairy tales are examples of such differences. The authors where born in different time periods, in different countries but shared the love for stories. Although they all faced hardships the Grimm brothers’ stories had a different audience base, level of profanity, and a different set of morals set into their often-gruesome…
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Cinderella, a very popular tale, has grabbed people’s imagination resulting in many different versions of Cinderella. Two versions of this magical tale have captured my interest. The Egyptian version of Cinderella, a story published in the first century and adopted by Strabo, has many similarities from the Grimm’s fairy tale version, created by Jacob Ludwig Grimm and Wilhelm Carl Grimm, released in 1812. One similarity would be the mood of the story, which shapes the outcome of both stories in countless…
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Fairy tales are a child's method to trap their loving parents in their room before bedtime. Fairy tales are used to expand a child’s imagination and develop critical thinking skills. These enchanted myths provide a lesson that a reader can learn from. Also, society uses these make-believe stories to distinguish right from wrong. Their broad appeal to both young and old readers along with their moral teaching are among the factors that greatly contribute to their prolonged relevance. “Cinderella”…
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contrast between Disney fairy tales and the Marchen. Starting off with a clear clarification on the original tales are not so good for kids, but also the fairy tales Disney portrayed aren’t any better (16a, 11a). “Heroes succeed because they act, not because they are.... The only tests of most heroines require nothing beyond what they are born with: a beautiful face, tiny feet, or a pleasing temperament. At least that is what we learn from the translation of the Grimm tales and especially from Walt…
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Affects of Fairy Tales on Society Rianna Bixler Alleghany College of Maryland Abstract In the many years that fairy tales and stories have been told in history, it has helped us form traditions as well as morals and values. It has brought us history, as well as pure entertainment. Yet, as we look into society more and more, especially in America, it becomes more obvious as the years get closer to the present that fairy tales have been the basis for a few too many things, such as what we…
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Abandonment is an enormous issue that transpires in nearly every fairy tale. It is a subject that is certainly perceptible, but yet not many people take notice to it. Throughout diverse settings there will be different forms of abandonment that take place. Examples from movies such as: Cinderella, Tangled, and The Little Mermaid; and Fairy Tales such as: “Hansel and Gretel”, “Little Red Riding Hood”, and “The Story of Grandmother” will show different types of abandonment while using compare and contrast…
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Fairy tales have played a critical role in the development of a child (Nel, Pail 82). In regards to women they paint a very specific image on how a lady historically should be Most modern fairytales stem back from tales told by word of mouth from one citizen to another. They would range from stories to teach children right from wrong, to tales for leisure, to myths some believe as truth. As time progressed these tales slowly became documented, written for a friendlier audience, and now put on the…
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in which your intentions and actions determine your destiny. If you do good to others, good will happen to you and vice versa. The movie depicts the Grimm’s version of Cinderella in the first act. However, the movie then critiques the moral of the traditional fairy tale by offering it a second act. The central theme of the fairy tale portrayed in the first act is that being good guarantees a happily-ever-after ending. In the second act, in contrast, goodness does not always promise positive outcomes…
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original tale is not so sweet. In the original, the young woman is put to sleep because of a prophecy, not a curse. And it isn’t the kiss of a prince which wakes her up: the king seeing her asleep, and rapes her. After nine months she gives birth to two children, while she is still asleep. One of the children sucks her finger which removes the piece of flax which was keeping her asleep. She wakes up to find herself raped and the mother of two kids. Cinderella: The beautiful Cinderella is swept…
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