Friday, November 21, 2008

Cinderella- Traditional Literature

It would be hard to find someone who is not familiar with the class story of Cinderella. Cinderella is the tale of a neglected young woman who is forced to cook and clean for her evil stepmother and stepsisters. When Cinderella is told that she is not allowed to attend the ball, her fairy godmother appears. She gets Cinderella ready and sends her off. Cinderella has a fantastic time and ends up falling in love with Prince Charming. She is forced to rush off at midnight, and ends up losing her glass slipper. Prince Charming finds it and spends the entire next day having girls try on the slipper to see who the woman he met the night before really was. Cinderella was locked up when he reached her house, but makes her way out and tries on the slipper. It is a perfect fit. The two spend the rest of their lives happily ever after. What makes this story so great is that it shows that money and appearance are not the most important things in life. Prince Charming sees Cinderella for who she really is and still chooses her over any other woman. Cinderella shows children that they can't give up. They need to work to overcome their hardships because they will eventually pay off in the end.

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