Cinderella

A very common fairy tale that we have grown up hearing is the story of Cinderella, a poor girl whose dreams of marrying a prince and living happily ever after, finally come true after many years of wishing upon a star. While she was young, she had an extremely close relationship with her father; her mother passed on long before Cinderella could remember. The first mother that Cinderella first encounters in her life is her …

…her voice is rich and beautiful singing the song about scrubbing. This is once again, her subconscious kicking in. By this act, she is saying that she is a versatile woman. Cinderella is telling her ‘mates’ that she is multi-talented and can do anything with almost nothing, a wonderful trait that a man would need in a woman. Therefore, it is concluded that Cinderella, by her behavior whether conscious or not, demonstrates the Electra complex.