Another fairy tale where the beauty myth is seen is Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper. In this story, the main character, Cinderella, is introduced as a maid of her wicked stepmother. Even though she is seen in a low class image, the story still refers to Cinderella as a beautiful woman. ... (Wolf, pg. 12, The Beauty Myth, 1992) Cinderella is an ideal example of the societal fixation on beauty, and the fairy tale Cinderella or The Little Glass Slipper is the perfect tool to teach kids the current view. ... Beauty in fairy tales pushes women to look like Cinderella when it should not. ...

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Cinderella also plays a very passive role in her story. ... Sexton mentions Snow White's "doll eyes," Sleeping Beauty as a "little doll child," and Cinderella and her prince like "two dolls in a museum case." ... On the other hand, the stepmothers in "Snow White" and "Cinderella" have an obsession with their mirrors. ...

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