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Historical Oppression of Women in Europe
1,230 words, approx. 4 pages
 In late 17th and early 18th century Europe, women played a subjugated role in society, as the culture of the time made them subserviant to husbands and family life. This lifestyle could be seen in the literature of the time, such as "Cinderella" and "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs."
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 Essay Grade: 89%
Symbolism in Fairytales
1,222 words, approx. 4 pages
 An objective comparison of the meaning of symbols used in the fairytale, Cinderella.
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 Essay Grade: 83%
A Comparison of Ever After and Cinderella
1,143 words, approx. 4 pages
 Compares and contrasts the fairy tale story "Cinderella" and the film Ever After. Analyzes each text. Analyzes the film from the director's perspective.
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 Essay Grade: 75%
Cinderella Tam and Cam Vs the Alonquin Cinderella
1,064 words, approx. 4 pages
 the story of Cinderella is so appealing that several different versions of the fairy tale have since appeared in various cultures, from the Native American version, "The Rough-Faced-Girl", to a Vietnamese version, "Tam and Cam." The different versions may be based on very distinct beliefs, but they all have one thing in common, that being that they all engage in the moral imagination that good always overcomes evil. That being said, each story still emphasizes on different aspects of spirituality, magic, miracles, and outcomes.
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The Effects of Fairy Tales in Anne Sexton's "Cinderella"
1,030 words, approx. 3 pages
 In Anne Sexton's poem version of "Cinderella," she revives some of the unpleasantness and violence found in the original Grimm Brothers' fairy tale. This reinforces the theme of society attempting to socialize women to keep them naive.
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 Essay Grade: 81%
Grimms' Fairy Tales: Recipes for Everyday Life
926 words, approx. 3 pages
 Fairy tales, while almost purely fictional, offer a glimpse into critical themes of social and cultural values in society, which contribute to their standing as literary masterpieces. Grimms' fairy tales, particularly Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, and Hansel and Gretel, portray these themes through the tales' characters and their actions.
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Comparison between Miss Congeniality & Cinderella
913 words, approx. 3 pages
 Explains the similarities and differences between the movie "Miss Congeniality" and the story "Cinderella." Describes how various elements of characters, values, gender roles, and symbolism from the story Cinderella are recycled or reused to the film Miss Congeniality to express a profound change in the contemporary role of women.
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 Essay Grade: 90%
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 Essay Grade: 88%
A Feminist Reading of "Cinderella"
667 words, approx. 2 pages
 When read from a feminist perspective, the classic fairy tale "Cinderella," collected by the Grimm brothers, is literature that is a product of a patriarchal society with certain expectations of women's place and rights in society. "Cinderella" also reinforces positive and negative attributes of women in Christian society of the time.
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"Fairy Tale" Desires to Rise Into a Higher Class
567 words, approx. 2 pages
 A comparison of Charles Perrault's "Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper" and Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm's "Aschenputtel." Both tales reveal the degree to which lower socioeconomic and social classes before the twentieth century viewed themselves as being virtually "stuck" with little or no way to raise themselves to a higher social class.
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 Essay Grade: 86%
Compare and Contrast the Three Cinderellas
519 words, approx. 2 pages
 Three versions of the story "Cinderella" are compared and contrasted. These include Ye Xian, the Chinese Cinderella; Peach Blossom, the Korean Cinderella; and Charles Perrault's Cinderella, with whom most readers are familiar. While some differences exist between the stories, all three Cinderellas have stepmothers who treat them with meanness, all attend a social gathering at which they all leave their shoes in haste, and all marry important people at the end of their stories.
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