ck and rescue herpeasant friend. She was not afraid to stand up for what she believes and tell her opinion to thePrince. She did not let the royalty of the Prince intimidate her. She is not only generous, but she isalso not scared to take risks.As in most versions of Cinderella, she is beautiful, and characterized as the perfect fit forthe Prince. This indicates that girls should only be pretty objects for men to look at. Girls aresupposed to live up to the expectations of beauty and perfection, which could hinder ones selfesteem deeply if one feels they are not what they are supposed to be. In the movie Ever Afterthings have changed. Danielle is not simply beautiful, and she is not flawless. Danielle isdeveloped into a strong, mature and smart woman. She is not just a beautiful face but a whole lotmore. She teaches the Prince about literature and moral values. She shows him how to treat otherpeople and not be judgmental like he was toward the Gypsies. The Prince is very much influencedby Cinderellas personality which helps him be a better person. Although she is a very good rolemodel, she is not perfect and makes mistakes which reduces the image of perfection. She strivesto be a good person and makes other people better. Apart from the inner beauty and strength, she is also strong physically. This is one tough,Cinderella Drew Barrymore (p634). She performs daily tasks that would be considered manswork. She takes care of the pigs and even plays role reversal when she rescues the Prince from thegypsies by caring hm on her back This brings up another good comparison of how these twoversions of the same story are different.A definite trait of many versions of Cinderella is the reward for suffering. The Princecharming and the magical discovery of his perfect mate. Unlike Perraults version, the movie doesnot have any magical events. Our version of Cinderellas magic comes from within, not fromsome little old lady with a wand Andy Tennant (p...
