Cinderella
Virtually everyone has heard one version of a fairy tale at some point in their lives whether they realized it or not. Some fairy tales change from generation to generation while others remain more or less the same for centuries. When examining adaptations of fairy tales you must look at the original source to see where the changes all began. This can be a very difficult task with fairy tales because we never really know where the original came from. Two brothers, Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm wrote one version of Cinderella, called "Ashputtle," in the early 1800's. I will base my ideas on the theory that the original tale of Cinderella comes from the Grimm brother's version. I will examine two movies that give a comparison to this story about Cinderella. The first movie is the Walt Disney cartoon version of Cinderella produced in 1950. The second one is the movie "Ever After" starring Drew Barrymore, which was produced in 1998. There are many similarities between these thr!ee versions of Cinderella, but there are also some differences. I would like to analyze these three versions and show the variations and correlations between them. In the Grimm version, "Ashputtle", the characters include Ashputtle as Cinderella, her st
In "Ever After" we got to know the prince's character and we got to follow some of the adventures he had with Cinderella before they got married. Cinderella actually made it to all three nights of the celebration and each nig!ht her dress and slippers were more fantastic than the night before. Cinderella's father didn't even seem to like her. It is the bond between Ashputtle and her mother that allowed the magical things to happen when a twig grew into a tree and a little white bird started granting Ashputtle's wishes (Grimm 603). The movie "Ever After" follows the same basic theme, but it is somewhat different. Cinderella got to marry the prince in all three versions, and the stepfamily got what they deserved as well. The stepmother tripped the guy carrying the slipper and it broke, but Cinderella had the matching slipper in her pocket and it was a perfect fit. When she tried to join her stepfamily to go to the ball the two stepsisters tore her new dress to shreds. In "Ever After", the dress and slippers Cinderella wore to the ball were her mother's. Cinderella's dress and slippers present another difference. Cinderella's dress was also her mother's dress in this version. She also gave Cinderella a beautiful dress with glass slippers. The mice and birds sympathize with Cinderella because she was so nice to them and her family was so mean to her, so they finished her dress for her. This is the oldest version and the other two reveal some variations to this one. This is similar to the Grimm version, but different from "Ever After".
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