633). Cinderella earns everything she getsthrough working hard. She does not wait to be rescued, but instead makes things happen forherself. She shows that women dont need men or magic to gain an identity or be successful.Although the Prince is there in the end, he does not rescue her from the man who bought her. Sheshows her strength once again by getting away on her own. Danielle does not let things stand inher way. The fairy tale Cinderella gets shut down by those around her, but Danielle refuses to getshut down. Drew Barrymore (p634).Not only Cinderellas role has changed. Other characters symbolize a change in genderclassification as well. In the movie, there are male servants, not just women. Also, there is a veryimportant part played by one of Danielless step sisters. She makes it clear to the king that theBaroness has lied to the queen, which in turn helped Cinderella and made the Baroness and herevil sister into servants. Men are not the only ones who helped Danielle.I think that we would all agree that even when things change, some things always stay thesame. It is safe to say that Cinderella will always be a female, and this should not be looked uponas gender discriminatory thing. There are although some characteristics of the classic Cinderellathat can be seen as discriminatory to women such as the labels of inferiority, dependence, andpassiveness. By examining a recent version of the tale we can see a significant change inequalizing the differences between genders. Since fairy tales have been known to reflect on itssociety we can examine the changes that occurred between two versions of the same tale and seethe advances that have been made in society. We see Danielle as a much stronger, independentand more influential than the classic Cinderella. This implies that society is moving in a positivedirection to level the playing field between men and women. Richard Convingtons essay definitelycomplements the points in this. Thi...
