The fairytales "Cinderella" translated by Jack Zipes an old story about a young girl's
triumph over domestic abuse and "Snow White" translated by Jack Zipes an old tale also about
a young girl's hardships and how she manages to live through the fight. Both Cinderella and
Snow White deliver optimistic themes that educate young girls they can overpower immense
obstacles in their lifetime without becoming bitter. The stories teach that good overcomes evil,
optimism can overpower any calamity, and believing in yourself can give you great success.
Foremost, Cinderella and Snow White both have to conquer hard situations. Cinderella
has to triumph over neglect, suffering, and mistreatment. She first has to cope with the death of
her mother. This unquestionably caused much psychological damage to Cinderella. She
additionally has to deal with her father's second wife, who is tremendously nasty and wicked at
heart. Cinderella's stepmother brings along her two corrupt daughters, who are also disgusting
and venomous in a way. Cinderella is also neglected because her step family do not care about
her and do not want to be around her. The two nefarious sisters do not like Cinderella, and not
in a million years want her around. They express, "Why should the stupid goose be allowed to
sit in the parlor with us?" The stepsisters also consider themselves to be superior to Cinderella
in all ways imaginable. For example, "They take away her beautiful clothes, embellish her in an
outdated gray smock, and [give] her wooden shoes." Cinderella is then tantalized and laughed at
while she is being shoved into the kitchen. Cinderella is severely mistreated by her step family.
Her step family anticipate her to "work from morning till night." She wakes up no later than
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