Cinderella
In the three stories examined; “The Cat Cinderella” by Basile, “Cinderella; or, The Glass Slipper” by Perrault, and “Cinderella” by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, the neglect of Cinderella is much to do with the jealousy of the stepmother and stepdaughter’s. In the openings of two of the three stories the daughter is shown to be the apple of her fathers eye, beautiful among all else after the passing of her mother. Grimm’s version is the only version that does not give praise to the daughter through the fathers’ eyes. The anger in this story seems to be directed more towards the jealous stepsisters. In Grimm’s version the mother passes and tells her daughter that “the lord will always assist you, and I shall look down from heaven and take care of you” (468).
In all of the stories Cinderella stays true to her moral fiber, kind and caring, even through torment, humiliation, and neglect. The version by Basile is very interesting though. Zezolla kills her......

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Title: Cinderella
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