Cinderella and its variations in endings
What exactly makes a story a Cinderella story? Is it the ending? While there seem to be several interpretations of Cinderella they all seem to have the same conceptual endings. The main-character a girl named Cinderella who is mistreated by her two stepsisters and mother. Cinderella is a good, kind person. Cinderella's goodness is always rewarded with magical assistance or by a fairy godmother. The ending always leaves Cinderella elevated in position by a royal person, who loves her for her good qualities that is noticed at the ball by the prince. The traditional ending usually has one or more characters at a higher ranking within the story then another set of characters; everything is happy and all problems are resolved in the end. Or in fairy tales the common ending phrase is, "And they lived happily ever after". There is more to a fairy tale such as Cinderella then that everyone lives happily ever after. Fairy tales are stories meant for children to teach a moral and valuable lesson. The variations in Cinderella offer different lessons and values. The classic Cinderella fairy tale, is Walt Disney's; Moreover, Walt Disney's version of "Cinderella" was the only version
The lesson learned in Lee's version is that sometimes things don't happen the way we hope for them to happen and because of that we have to get over whatever the situation may be and go on living, in happiness or not. Some hold different value to each reader and the moral lessons that they teach. Her mother's main goal in life is to torture and eventually kill the Duke and his son. Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm's "Ashputtle" is more similar to Disney's version then Lee's. The moral to this story is that life is full and we don't always get what we want in life, meaning we have to accept that all things are sometimes not meant to be. What are the lessons that Walt Disney's Cinderella, When the Clock Strikes Twelve and Ashputtle have to offer? All of the examined Cinderella versions have moral lessons. Although each Cinderella ending varies, each ending has a moral lesson to be learned, however the lesson or value that is gained from reading the story is for the reader to decipher. She is forced to perform random duties throughout the house and is not given any gratitude for her troubles. Whatever the ending may be each reader walks away with a different viewpoint and lesson learned. Disney's version was to make the best out every situation because one day your prayers will be answered. Fairy tales vary from culture to culture. Walt Disney's version in contrasts to other "Cinderella" endings such as "When the Clock Strikes" by Tanith Lee and "Ashputtle" by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm, there is no happily ever after. ------------------------------------------------------------------------**Bibliography**Writing and reading across the curriculum.
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