... rather than a girl adorned in gold and silver, she would not have been deemed worthy of him. After the second day of the ball, the Prince decides that he will marry the girl whose foot fit the glass slipper that was left behind at the ball (Perrault 19). This supports the gender stereotype ... of marriage for a woman's future, and the Brothers Grimm version goes further, showing that women would be willing to suffer to be chosen as the prince's wife. Cinderella does not make choices, does not stand up for herself when she is mistreated, and does not exhibit any characteristics that show ...

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... the story, the writers of this movie give originally superficial characters depth and emotion (the stepmother has serious psychological reasons for being so wicked) and create new obstacles like the prince being arranged to marry a Spanish princess, and Cinderella's dream of running the estate of her deceased father without her stepmother and stepsisters. Barrymore gives life to the heroine Danielle (Cinderella ... with intelligence, independence and a charm. Although she's still regulated to servant status after her father dies, Danielle stands up to her stepmother. Although the plot s...

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... most familiar version of the story is that told by Campbell Grant, a screenwriter for Disney, in which a young neglected heroine is saved by a handsome prince. Also a good example of the good versus evil idea is a version written by Tanith Lee, a twentieth century writer whose adaptation is an inverted version ... fairy godmother, and with her "sweet, kind face- (ibid) becomes seen as a kindly soul who likes to help others. Additionally, there is the prince who is perceived as dashing, chivalrous and noble, placing him squarely in the "good guy- pile. Of course to counter all the good a...

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