In the Chinese Cinderella, the main character is a young Chinese girl named Adeline. Her home life is not good. Adeline is a very unwanted, unincluded, forgotten, young girl. She is one of seven kids neglected and discluded by her family, many times throughout the book. Her evil stepmother named Niang is mean and doesn't appreciate all the children, and rejects her stepchildren, but accepts the children Niang had with the father. Adeline lives a hard life and she powers through all of it and does it all with straight A’s. Adeline is a very nice and caring girl, living in a difficult situation, with a difficult family life. She goes through many heart-breaking moments with Niang, the stepmother. She earns her father’s attention by hard work; she impresses him when she wins the writing competition with “Gone With The Locus”.
Adeline was mistreated throughout the story, specially with Niang. She expressed feeling unwanted several times. The following are examples of her feelings: “It was a night of grief that I had never forgotten”: “ I was overwhelmed by horror. My whole world went desolate”. These two quotes from the book
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She was lost and confused, and sent away and doesn’t know where her family will leave her. She lost all of her friends and connections with her family. Here are examples of her feelings about leaving. “A shiver of ice went through me. I felt my world crashing.” “The fabric of my life was about to be torn apart.”. These two quotes show that Adeline is about to get sent away and can feel her life falling apart. No one cared about her enough to write her a letter, except one important person, her aunt Baba. Not contacting Adeline shows she is unwanted by her parents and siblings. Her parents don’t protect her when Communist move in, and take over in Tianjin. They did not attempt to protect or contact
The families living conditions were horrible. They lived in a very small apartment which at times had more than ten people living in it. Since LaJoe was a very friendly and considerate person, she brought many kids and adults "under her wing" and took care of them when in need. Some kids in the neighborhood even called her "mom." LaJoe did not have the heart to turn her back on anyone that appeared at her door.
As the formula for the tale of Cinderella goes, the story’s exposition establishes that the mother of Cinderella will remain absent for the whole of the story. Death or other mysterious reasons causes this absence and, as a result, Cinderella, the name often given to the main character of this story, experiences mistreatment following the removal of her mother. The introduction of a new mother serves as the cause of the misfortune, with the children of this new mother aiding in cause of misery. Cinderella hears about the royal ball hosted by the king for the purpose of finding a princess for the king’s son. This event acts as the means of escape from her wretched circumstances. However, Cinderella can’t find success or confidence to go without the aid of a guardian or helper. The mother’s spirit takes the form of several helpers, in particular a cow or bull. The cow and the bull guardians can have different means as a result of the change in gender and serve different purposes.
Helene was raised by her grandmother because she mother was a prostitute in the New Orleans. When Helene has a family of her own, she refuses to make her background be known. Helene raises Nel with fear because she doesn’t want her to have the lifestyle she grew up in. Helene controls Nel’s life and makes her see the world how it is. Nel and her mother go on a train to New Orleans to attend the funeral for her great grandmother. On the train, Nel witnessed racial situation between her mother and the white conductor. “Pulling Nel by the arm, she pressed herself and her daughter into the foot space in front of a wooden seat… at least no reason that anyone could understand, certainly no reason that Nel understood,” (21). Nel was very uncomfortable throughout the trip and wasn’t able to communicate with her mother because she never learned how to since her mother was not supportive of her. Nel views her mother very negatively for the way she raised her. Nel starts to determine her life and great her identity when she became friends with Sula. The effect of negative maternal interactions on an individual is explained by Diane Gillespie and Missy Dehn Kubitschek as they discuss
Jimmy, her boyfriend, is deeply connected to his family and community and he declares in the novel that he would "never leave the village" (Robinson 153). This representation can be seen as a kind of connectedness that Adelaine longs and does not want to lose. Moreover, she does not want to stay in Vancouver, where she is safe from her uncle’s abuse, she does not want to be away from her boyfriend and home, but neither does she want to stay in a situation where her own mother can not defend and protect her: "I knew that she knew. I thought she’d say something then, but we ate breakfast in silence" (Robinson 154). Fagan states that Adelaine is able to utilize humour as a means to communicate without directly speaking about her abuse and manipulate an impossible
Adeline’s determination and resilience are two of her most important qualities. It’s her determination to prove herself, and her resilience, her ability to bounce back, that helps her cope with the struggles thrown upon her, such as abuse, neglect and separation from loved ones. After her beloved pet PLT
In the classic story of “Cinderella”, a beautiful young woman is treated badly but in the end lives happily ever after with a prince. The French version of “Cinderella” is romantic and happy, where the Cinderella character forgives her bad stepsisters by finding them husbands and allowing them to live in the palace with her and the prince. However, in the German version of “Cinderella” by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, the stepsisters are violently punished for mistreating Cinderella.
Cinderella is a well-known fairy-tale known for a long period of time. Cinderella’s life surely does not go the way she would like: her mother dies, leading her father to remarry, forcing her to become a slave in her own home to her step-family. There seems to be no end to the unpleasantness. But when she finally gets her wish to attend the ball and meet the prince with the help of magic, the more delightful sides to life start coming along and she ends up marrying her charming prince. Cinderella is a favourite, taking the lead to many versions being established.
Anne Sexton’s poem “Cinderella” is filled with literary elements that emphasize her overall purpose and meaning behind this satirical poem. Through the combination of enjambment stanzas, hyperboles, satire, and the overall mocking tone of the poem, Sexton brings to light the impractical nature of the story “Cinderella”. Not only does the author mock every aspect of this fairy tale, Sexton addresses the reader and adds dark, cynical elements throughout. Sexton’s manipulation of the well-known fairy tale “Cinderella” reminds readers that happily ever after’s are meant for storybooks and not real life.
Have you ever read any other version of Cinderella except Disney’s? There’s many similarities and differences between the French and Zimbabwe versions of Cinderella. Both versions have one daughter getting married to a king, but the French version has a sister and step mother, whereas the Zimbabwe version had one sister and no stepmother.
Thinking about “Cinderella” brings me to my mind invaluable memories from my childhood, and that is why this fairy tale has been in the life of almost every person for causing entertainment, teach a lesson and people are able to relate to the story and feel part of it. I have read the “Cinderella” version by Charles Perrault and the one by Grimm Brothers and I found the Perrault’s to have a greatest value. Perrault describes “Cinderella” as the sweetest person in the world and her actions confirm it in every moment, because it does not matter how bad is the situation she is not able to betray her feeling for revenge. She teaches about forgiveness and to be tolerant with others, and help them even when they are not action properly as she did
Today, adults reading Charles Perrault’s Cinderella realize similarities and differences between Cinderella and a modern western woman. Adults recognize that Cinderella in Perrault’s fairy tale has undesirable qualities for a modern western woman, today. Cinderella is affectionate, goodwill, forgiving, and loyal. On the other hand, Cinderella is not independent, outspoken, confident, and strong. Cinderella has low self esteem and is incapable of solving problems. Inferiority, dependence and passiveness are characteristics that represent Cinderella do not characterize a modern western woman.
Throughout the history of folklore and fairytales, many interpretations of tales have been created and introduced. When exchanged, many details have been lost in translation, only to be redistributed as a similar tale following a certain moral. But throughout the life of the tale “Cinderella,” one objective has never been misconstrued; the social structure and the status Cinderella falls and rises to. Many fairytales display a rise and fall of a protagonist, often in the case of social classes. The many versions of “Cinderella,” including Ever After, exhibit a definite, strong, monarchical settlement with a defined arrangement of classes that create and develop the beloved character of Cinderella, or Danielle De Barbarac, herself.
The classic tale of Cinderella is well known for the fight of overcoming great obstacles despite great odds. However, there are always a few ill-hearted people who go out of their way to cease any competition that they might face, as seen with Cinderella’s step-sisters. Samuel Jackson says is his distinguished quote, “The hunger of imagination…lures us to…the phantoms of hope,” to help develop a more defined view of a fairytale. The story of Cinderella fully embodies the ideals of a true fairytale by encompassing magic, hope, and struggle between good and evil throughout the duration of the plot.
...bout parents in the script however we only hear that they died and that affected Blanche’s mental downfall. “Which of them left us a fortune? Which of them left a cent of insurance even?” The repetitiveness in this outburst of emotion gives the sense that felt very lonely and desperate; hence Blanche feels that just like Stella her parents in their death also abandoned her. The theme of abandonment can also be seen in the other texts as Heathcliff abandons his child for 13 years, news of the “master’s return” is revealed in the form of “A letter”, this highlights the distance between Linton and his family. Abandonment is also seen in Much Ado about Nothing because Leonato disowns Hero when it is claimed that she is unchaste, “-Do not live, Hero, do not ope thine eyes:” this imperative statement sounds very commanding and shows he really does mean what his saying.
Cinderella’s mother passed away and her father remarried a woman who had two daughters from a previous marriage. A few weeks passed and a prince is holding a three day festival and all the beautiful young girls in the town were invited. Cinderella wanted to go but her evil stepmother gave her two impossible tasks to complete before she could attend the festival. Cinderella completes the two tasks with the help of her bird friends and her mother’s grave. Cinderella goes to the festival and she dances with the prince all three days. Finally, the prince has fallen in love with her and eventually they get married. Fairytales and Disney productions threaten gender politics and women’s role by portraying women in certain areas like domestic behaviors