1. The Passive Beauty of Cinderella
A close examination of "Cinderella" suggests that Cinderella's goodness lies in her passiveness and beauty. ... Perrault introduces Cinderella as a girl of "rare goodness and sweetness of temper" (17). ... A difference in the portrayal of Cinderella in the Brothers Grimm version of the fairytale, where she is called Aschenputtel, helps illustrate further how passive Perrault's Cinderella is. ... Though she takes more action than Perrault's Cinderella, in the end, both Cinderella and Aschenputtel are reliant on outside forces to change their destiny. ... Cinderella...
- Word Count: 1149
- Approx Pages: 5
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Undergraduate