Cinderella and its variations

Cinderella And its variation in endings What exactly makes a story a Cinderella story? Is it the ending? While there seem to be several interpretations of Cinderella they all seem to have the same conceptual endings. The main-character a girl named Cinderella who is mistreated by her two stepsisters and mother. Cinderella is a good, kind person. Cinderella’s goodness is always rewarded with magical assistance or by a fairy godmother. The ending always leaves …

…their last sight was seeing the happiness of Ashputtle. Fairy tales vary from culture to culture. Some hold different value to each reader and the moral lessons that they teach. Whatever the ending may be each reader walks away with a different viewpoint and lesson learned. The variations in ! “Cinderella” decipher the outcome of the story and the moral value learned ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Writing across the curriculum. beherns,L & Rosen,L.J. 2000 Addison wesley longman