Disney And Cinderella Similarities

In the story Cinderella there are many versions. Over the years writers think of different ways to write the classic Cinderella. Some of the different versions of Cinderella are from China, Germany, Grimm, and Disney, to name a few. There are so many different views also, but one thing remains the same in the Grimm’s Cinderella and Disney’s Cinderella. She is characterized by being with her new step-sisters and stepmother. Cinderella is also viewed as a maid. Despite bearing some minor similarities, the differences between Disney’s Cinderella and Grimm’s Cinderella are striking.

In both the Disney’s Cinderella and Grimm’s Cinderella, there are similarities with the step-sisters. In both stories they are mean to Cinderella. This is shown when they take the clothes and gives her rags. They are also selfish when they ask for fancy clothes and jewelry. The step-sisters

want the prince, so they can be royal. On the contrary, there are differences too. In Disney’s Cinderella they tear up the dress, so she can’t go to the ball. The names for the step-sisters in the Disney’s Cinderella are Anastasia and Drizella. The Cinderella story told by Disney says the step-sisters are portrayed as ugly. Grimm’s Cinderella doesn’t tell if she had a dress, because the Anastasia and Drizella did not see it at first. Also in Grimm’s Cinderella, they didn’t list the names of the step-sisters. Unlike Disney’s, Grimm’s is based on the factor of ugliness instead of beauty.

Cinderella’s father is portrayed in many similarities. One similarity you can see in both books is that he is rich. In Grimm’s Cinderella and Disney’s Cinderella he marries a step-mother, but Cinderella later finds out that her step-mother has a dark heart. Her father remarries so she would have a mother figure. Although there are similarities, there are differences. The father dies in Disney’s book leaving her with just her stepmother and step-sisters. Also, in Disney’s he is portrayed as nice for the time he was alive. In Grimm’s Cinderella he is alive and her mother dies instead of her father. Although nice in Disney’s; in Grimm’s Cinderella he is mean. He is mean to Cinderella and he treats her with no respect. Cinderella’s father also lets her get teased by the stepmother and step-sisters.

In the both books of Cinderella, she wears shoes.

In Grimm’s and Disney’s Cinderella she wears them to the ball. Also, when she gets the shoes they were from the Fairy Godmother. Even though there are similarities there are differences. In Disney’s book she has glass shoes that she got from the Fairy Godmother. However, in Grimm’s she goes to the ball three times wearing different shoes. At the first ball she wore slippers embroidered in silk and silver. The second time she goes to the ball she wears even a more splendid pair of shoes. For the final ball, she wore gold slippers that wowed the whole room.

There were some minor similarities, but the differences between Disney’s Cinderella and Grimm’s Cinderella were striking. I learned in these two versions of Cinderella there were a lot of things in the plot that were the same about the step-sisters. Like them being mean around Cinderella. All together there were some major differences. Like the step-sisters cutting off a toe or parts of their heel. In conclusion, I learned that authors use different views when writing the same classic

stories.