1. Perrault's Version of Cinderella
While the male characters within the story remain flat and generally unimportant. ... Although the prince is the ultimate goal of all of the young women in the story, and he ultimately shifts Cinderella's unfortunate circumstances, he is not the valiant stock character that most would expect. ... Cinderella's godmother is another matriarchal character, that determines Cinderella's fate. ... In typical fairytale stories, the stock, "prince charming," character comes in, and sweeps his damsel in distress off of her feet. ... The importance of female characters within thi...
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