Cinderella: A Child’s Role Model?

Part I of Essay
? In today’s society with the advancement of women and the meshing of classes many experts have began to question if “Cinderella” is still the ideal story for children. Many people believe that Cinderella portrays a weak, frail child unable to stand up for herself and defe ....

Part II of Essay
.... Perrault also depict the girl as helpless, unable to rescue herself. Despite the girl’s beauty she was forced to lay among the ashes in her own home. She is depicted as a helpless child who simply waits to be rescued and suggests that, as many other fictitious heroines, she wishes to be accepted. She humbly assumes the role of the victim and does chores that lessen her true qualities. This is where Cinderella fails compared to a woman of today. Very few women of the 90’s would patiently wait for a prince charming to fall into their lap. ....