The folk tale, "Cinderella" by Brothers Grimm, is a good example of how some families' function, both in a positive and negative way. It shows how there are more negative aspects of the family that sometimes can't be seen by outsiders, and how there is usually always a controlling parent in the family. Hopefully, the controlling parent isn't like the stepmother in the story in which she controlled everything, and the dad didn't care or was too blind to see what was happening. It also showed how people, in this case the stepmother and stepsisters, are sometimes never satisfied with what they have and are always wanting more. This is what some call greed, which can lead to the downfall of people who only have one mindset, the need to become wealthier. There's nothing wrong with trying to become wealthier, but the evilness in the stepmother, and stepsisters hearts, lead them to pursue it in the wrong way. With so many negatives there are always a few positives in the mix. Like Cinderella, she tries to live happily not caring about being wealthy or not. People who will do anything to become wealthier, and are never satisfied with what they have, will have even less in the end, while others who live graciously, will receive more than they could imagine.
             When the stepmother married Cinderella's father, she and her two daughters became wealthy instantly, but to them it still wasn't enough. They might have thought that Cinderella had a part of her father's fortune, if there was a stash for her, so they decided to strip her of everything, "They took away her beautiful clothes, dressed her in a gray smock, and gave her wooden shoes" (183). This was an attempt to take away her dignity, to maybe force her out of the house so that if she had part of the fortune it would be no more. Why would they even consider that Cinderella would take away wealth from the stepsisters when ...