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Most, if not all, know about the Disney Cinderella, but believe it or not there are variations on this classic tale. Even though there are many variations to this story, we're only going to compare and contrast the Ireland Version and the Norway versions. The Ireland version, The Irish Cinderella, and the Norse version, Katie Woodencloak, are very different and similar especially in society and theme.
The theme in Katie Woodencloak is to not judge someone by what they wear, sound , or looks.. Judge them by their character. This reveals that their culture originated from a time that had kingdoms and servants. In the story the main character ,is a heir of a royal king, that runs away because they were going to kill the bull that has cared for her and when they reach their destination she is disguised as a servant. The prince of the castle was very ill-mannered towards her, because of her status and looks. Then when the prince would
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go to church she would too, but before she even came near the church, she would wish that she had a lovely dress. Her wishes came true and every time she entered the church all eyes would be on her, including the prince’s . In the end he married Katie Woodencloak after realizing that she was the girl in the church. This reveals that in society, individuals judge each other by looks and other things, but until they get to know each other they won’t see past their own judgement. The author’s purpose is to show the Norway’s culture and society. The theme in The Irish Cinderella is don't conclude decisions about people until you have met them and have had a conversation with them. This reveals the that in that time period society wasn’t very dynamic and people were mainly judged by appearance not by character. In the story the main character is born with abnormally king-sized feet. The people would mock and ridicule him due to this. His only friend was a speckled bull who treated him well and fed him since his step sisters and mother would starve him. One day they figured out why he was still alive and tried to kill the bull, but the bull and the boy were gone. They ran away the night before. On his way he went inside a kingdom that had a beautiful princess, but sadly she had to be sacrificed. The prince went to her rescue and the princess said that who ever fit the shoe would be her spouse. All males went on to try the shoe, but they didn't have king-sized feet. Finally the princess found her here and they wed a few days after. When the stepsisters and mother heard about this they were envious. In the end it was a happily ever after for the princess and her hero. This reveals that this was a time when there was agriculture, kingdoms, and farmers. The author’s purpose to alternate these classic stories is they can show their culture, how things were before, and how society was before. Comparing these two stories, The Irish Cinderella and Katie Woodencloak, we know that don't’t far beyond the Disney Cinderella story but there are variations.
We compare and contrast these to see those similarities and differences easier. Both have the same theme and conflict. Yet in The Irish Cinderella the main character is a boy who has huge feet and in Katie Woodencloak the main character has dainty feet and is a princess. In addition they have the rule of three somewhere. For example Katie Woodencloak has tree trolls, three forests, and three wishes and in The Irish Cinderella there are three step sisters. You might have never have thought as Cinderella as a prince nor as a princess that was already born into a royal throne. It may seem ridiculous to some , but why would the author make Cinderella already a princess or a boy that has huge feet not tiny. Could it be to show their culture, politics, society, economics, language,or agriculture. In conclusion these two stories have some similarities and differences like all stories
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Cinderella is a childhood fairytale created through Disney that highlights fairy godmother magic, animated nature with talking animals, and happily ever after ending. While the latent meaning we grow
Gender Issues tend to be central in both of these texts in their own ways. Though one story leans more towards one gender while the other specifies both gender stereotypes. In Cinderella, the Legend, written by Kolbenschlag, the author explains how Cinderella character ties into a representation when putting on the slipper. The author explains the representation described in Paragraph 8, “The slipper, the central icon in the story, is a symbol of sexual
It all begins with “Once upon a time” and ends with “and they lived happily ever after”. “Cinderella” is a very widely known story that many children around the world look up to and admire through their entire life. The history of this story, how scholars interpret this tale, and how the authors have retold the story are all key points to keeping this story fresh and popular. Most of the time when people hear the story of “Cinderella”, they think about the Disney version and maybe it is time that changes. All in all, the story brings light to everyone’s life even if they only know the original “Cinderella”.
Cinderella is known all around the world. Cultures are never exactly the same but yet they have some things in common. The main thing they have in common is fairy tales. The story of Cinderella is told all around the world. It is told in many different languages and in many different versions. Some cultures have other names for their Princess. In some versions the Cinderella of the story is not a girl it is a boy. Cultures have some of the same fairytales but their versions are a little different from the ones known today. One of the most common fairy tales known around the world is Cinderella. Cinderella is usually a pretty girl with evil stepsisters and a stepmother that treat her poorly.
The first clear difference is seen in the format the versions are written in. While the Grimm’s is written in prose, Sexton’s is a poem, with many stanzas and a few rhyme schemes as well. Despite the stories being similar, this format helps Sexton, who was a poet, separate her version from that of the Grimm’s, and helps her story create its own original identity. The Grimm’s prose form allows a more straightforward approach to its audiences, while Sexton’s poem helps it give the story a deeper meaning. Another major difference was Sexton’s addition of a new introduction and conclusion to her story. The poem starts off by mentioning other stories and fictional tales, but ends with truthful statements that show just how fictional the relationship between Cinderella and the prince is, like “Regular Bobbsey twins” (Sexton 79). Sexton also breaks the fourth wall in some instances, mostly to show her cynical and sarcastic attitude towards her story’s own character, Cinderella. In comparison, the Grimm’s Cinderella is shown to be the typical goody-two shoes damsel in distress, which every girl should try to be like. Sexton’s commentary in her poem changes this attitude towards Cinderella, and instead makes Cinderella look like the fragile, naïve, and helpless woman that she is. These divergences are what grab new and old readers of either the fairy tale genre, or Cinderella’s story alike. Old readers get to experience new elements and a fresh take on an old story, while newer readers can find it easier to understand and follow through Sexton’s story and the ideas it’s trying to convey. All these contrasting elements help change Sexton’s versions tone and connotations, despite the stories being very
The two stories, not only have differences, but also have similarities. Some examples are, they both take place in England. In both stories, people also suffer starvation. People in these two stories are also Native American.
Fairytales, the short stories that most children heard as they went to bed, are actually folktales from previous decades. The fairytales today are primarily adaptations of older versions recreated by Disney— the pioneers of this generation. With that said, the modern versions consistently display good triumphing over evil, a prince charming that constantly came to the rescue, and a happily ever after ending. However, the original folktale version didn’t always come with fortunate events, but often were more violent and gruesome. With the fairytale Cinderella, Disney maintains a similar theme as its Grimm version; however, the conflicts, events, and characters that support this idea are rather different.
Even though the time periods are very different (by 200 years) the formulas for their fairy tales seems to remain constant. Character development, which is very important in fairy tales is both well done and accurately portrays the living situation for a character in the time period of when it was written. Perrault's version seems to put Cinderella's family in a higher, well-off situation of the Grimm's because she is still abided to obey the rules that her dying mother had set for her. Something that you would see a women do in the late 1600's. Her higher class and the rules of her generation has set her to not have revenge on her step-sisters and helps them marry in the end, making a happy ending to the story for everyone. This also gives off the rules of the time to the young girls who would be listening or reading this story back then. They knew their place in society and tales like Perrault's reinforced it. The Grimm's version, titled Ashenputtle, has key elements in the story line that make it very different from Perrault's Cinderella. The theme becomes very different as the end of the tale results in revenge on the step-sisters from Ashenputtle. This variation in the story line represents the setting in which the Grimm's either lived in themselves, or the living situation of the people who related this tale to the Grimm's.
“Cinderella� and “Tam and Cam� are so much alike especially using the workings of magic throughout these tales and also differ in the way that these stories use violence to represent their cultures. Their hope comes from these characters that help them on their paths for Cinderella it was her fairy godmother who created magic and for Tam it was a Buddha who hinted her to create magic reincarnation.
It is more obvious in this tale than others, but some of these aspects are the nickname of Cinderella, the evil stepfamily, the three balls, and the beautiful slipper. However, Perrault and the brothers Grimm made some parts of the story very different. In the Grimm’s version, Cinderella’s mother was very important to her and she was very important to her father, while in Perrault’s her mother is not even mentioned and her father is more attached to his new wife than he is to his daughter. Perrault described the stepsister’s as less beautiful than Cinderella, while the brothers Grimm described them as just as beautiful but with bad personalities. Another major difference was Cinderella’s magic helper. In Perrault’s story Cinderella had a fairy godmother that gave her horses, a carriage, footmen to escort her, and new beautiful clothes, and in Grimm’s story her magic helper was birds that only provided clothes. A main difference that a lot of people would notice is the fact that in the Grimm’s tale Cinderella’s slipper was made of gold, and in Perrault’s it was glass which is what most people are familiar with. The endings of the stories also differed. The Grimm’s version ended in a much darker way. Both stepsisters got their eyes pecked out and were doomed to live a life of blindness, which was clearly not a very child friendly way to end a story. In
There are many things one has learned from the experience, although the twelve versions of Cinderella are similar to each other but yet in some way they are different, which make it unique. Similar plot and similar circumstances however, different author with different minds. They are portraying with similar knowledge but the way the story may be told is different such as the characters names, locations, and the time it was created. No matter what it is I’ve learn that Cinderella will be Cinderella regardless of the different author, different time or different title. These creations of different versions is precisely similar to when one tells another person a story and is passed on to another person than the story will be shorten with less details and added with a few other exaggerations, in which will cause the stories to be different from each other.
A lot of the fairy tale stories that we have seen as young adults and even as adults are original folk tale stories that have been modified and rewritten to accommodate our new cultures. Cinderella happens to be one of these stories that have been changed over the years. There are many different versions of Cinderella, an African Cinderella, a Hungarian Cinderella and even a Chinese version. All of the Cinderella’s are similar in plot, but the author dictates the story’s theme based on the people whom he is writing for which completely changes the story’s tone, mood and other elements. While Perrault's version stresses the values and materialistic worries of his middle-class audience, Grimm’s' focus is on the harsh realities of life associated with the peasant culture. Perrault’s and Grimm’s Cinderella’s have the same plot, but their writing style is different which completely modifies the tale.
Even though the two versions are extremely similar, they contain slightly different morals. When the Grimm Brothers wrote their story, the world was a different place and children did not need to be babied. That is why they chose to write such a cruel ending to their version. In the modern-day Cinderella, there is a profusion of magic and there is no violence, which is a change from the original story. By changing this and the ending, children receive a different message from the story. However, both stories give kids hope that they will live happily ever after.
The origins of the Cinderella story date back around the beginning of the first century, or as far back as oral stories have been told. Many variations
The fourth and final similarity I will be presenting is the general plot of both tales. Although there are numerous differences which I will explain in depth later, much of the plot is the same. Starting with the mermaid falling in love with the prince, wanting legs and feet, and making the mistake of dealing with the sea witch.