The Story of Cinderella

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The Story of Cinderella

Introduction

There are many cartoon stories and characters that have become famous with time. Mostly, the stories which resulted in motion pictures or movies gained most popularity. This paper is based on the story of Cinderella. Cinderella is a folk fiction story representing the different elements of injustice, cruelty, poverty, luck and destiny. The character of Cinderella is about a young lady living in the regrettable conditions that are suddenly changed because of her amazing luck. This story was first published in 1697 by Charles Perrault (IMDB, 2012).

The title of the story and the characters both have been translated into several languages, but the name Cinderella is a standard name. This story is still famous and continues to influence popular cultures and societies all over the world. It also provides design elements and suggestions to the wide range of media. It tells the audience how dreams come true. It is related to how one can live happily, instead of sadness and depression in life (IMDB, 2012).

Numerous narrators have told this story. The story was produced as a musical cartoon movie by Walt Disney. This story has formed the basis of many others. It is based on the emergence of someone who lives in bad conditions, in addition to being a romantic fairytale. It is about luck, which brings you towards destiny. It is about searching for a prince; someone who would care for a princess. It is about the cost of not following the path of time. It is about how two people meet because of good fortune (Learner, 2012).

This paper includes different aspects related of this story, such as character analysis of the story, emotional significance to the viewers, intended audience, message for the audience, and practical implications of the character's aspects and themes of the story, like poverty, luck, destiny and hope (IMDB, 2012).

Discussion

Story

It is one of the most famous fairy tales. The story moves around a girl. Her name is Cindy. Her father marries a woman who is a widow with two daughters. When her father dies, her stepmother starts treating her like a servant. She makes her do all the household tasks and clean the house. One day, she gets invited to the ball. She is upset and worried about her daily household tasks, and for not having a good dress to go to the ball. She works a lot and gets a dress, but her stepsisters tear it. She cries after they leave. As she is crying, a fairy godmother appears and gives her a new dress, a carriage and a pair of glass slippers. This magic charm, however, is set to break at midnight. She starts dancing at the ball with a prince. When the clock strikes midnight, she starts running and as a result, she loses her glass slipper in a rush. The prince is attracted by Cindy. Therefore, he starts finding her. He takes the slipper and makes different girls try ...