Viable and Spirited Views of “Cinderella”
For centuries both children and adults have familiarized themselves with fairytales and fictional stories. Although these stories were created for adolescent entertainment, many believe that these tales convey much more meaning than what meets the eye. In the story “Modern Cinderella” Karol Kelly says “Cinderella shows that women have to be dependent on a man, and teach girls not to create a life of their own.” Were these stories intended to send a message to society about idealism, gender discrimination, and competitiveness? According to Alexandra Robbins and her essay “The Fairy-Tale Façade: Cinderella’s Anti grotesque Dream,” Cinderella and our everyday fairytaless have done just that. Through her essay she shares various authors’ opinions that will support her argument. On the other hand, Bruno Bettelheim’s essay, “Cinderella: A Story of Sibling Rivalry and Oedipal Conflicts,” depicts how fairytaless have helped our generations......
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