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Running Head: CRITIQUE OF CINDERELLA BY CHARLES PERRAULT

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Research Paper: Critique Comment by Rebecca Coleman: This should be the same title as in the header. All titles must match.

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Charles Fisher

Post University

Perrault, C. (1696) Cinderella Comment by Rebecca Coleman: The title is repeated on the first page of text, not in boldface. Please see the APA template and the sample paper I posted for examples

Summary

A gentleman, who has one child, who possesses the best of virtues, marries a second wife who has two children of her own. The wife has dislikable virtues that are also possessed by her two children. The stepmother could not bear the goodness of her stepdaughter, so she mistreated her to make up for the lack of character in her own daughters. The mistreated girl never complained to her father because her father was under the influence of her stepmother, hence he would have scolded her. She used to sit by the chimneys after her work. This made her older stepsisters call her Cinderwench. Comment by Rebecca Coleman: The introduction should provide background for the reader regarding your critique. It is not clear why there is a summary of the story, and although you should provide a short summary of the story, you need to make it clear why it is occurring first.

It happens that the king’s son threw a party and all ladies of good social standing were invited. Cinderella’s stepsisters were invited. Since they lacked good taste in fashion, they consulted Cinderella, who had better taste than they did. Out of pure goodness, she helped them in their wardrobe and hairdressing choices. After her step sisterstepsisters left, her godmother, seeing her longing for the ball, performed magic on a pumpkin, six lizards, a rat, and on her dress and transformed them into magnificent creatures and materials that would be useful to Cinderella.

The king’s son was told that a princess from a faraway land was coming. He received her and escorted her to the ball where everyone including the king was enthralled with her beauty. When it reached midnight, she fled the party since she was warned by her godmother that the magic would fade at that moment. She returned to the party the next day after hearing her step sister’sstepsisters’ views. When the clock stroke midnight, she fled again, only this time she left her glass slipper.

The king’s son proclaimed that he would marry the owner of the slipper. Over the next few days, several ladies tried the slipper. When the gentleman entrusted with finding the lady came to Cinderella’s house, she asked to try on the slipper under the mockery of her sisters. The slipper fit, and she was transformed by her godmother into the magnificent princess. She forgave her stepsisters, and after marrying the prince, gave them a home in the palace and married them off to lords from the court. Comment by Rebecca Coleman: Who is the author of this version? That is not clear.

Author’s Purpose.

This tale has been changed to fit the author’s audience; , the French court. Perrault tries to downplay the extent of the mistreatment that Cinderella underwent in at the hands of her newly found step familystepfamily. His narrative ensures that all the characters have what they sought for at the end. He also creates a friendship between Cinderella and her step sistersstepsisters, which relates to some good virtues in the step sisters.

Theme

The main theme of this tale is forgiveness. Throughout the tale, there are several instances that depict Cinderella as forgiving, such as when the she forgives her step sistersstepsisters for their mistreatment and helps them dress for the ball, when she gives them a home in the palace, and when she marries them off. Comment by Rebecca Coleman: Use evidence from the text to support this. What quotations back up your assertions?

Thesis

The thesis of this fairytale is that Cinderella shared a good relationship with her stepsisters despite all the mistreatment she underwent. Comment by Rebecca Coleman: A fairy tale does not have a thesis. Note that “thesis” refers to a specific sentence that provides your position or stance on a topic. This is more along the lines of a moral or lesson.

Author’s stand Stand on Controversial Issues

Perrault’s tale is different from the classic tale such that instead of a one dayone-day ball, he introduces a two daytwo-day festivefestival, . instead Instead of Cinderella being jealous of the prince’s invitation to her stepsisters, she is delighted for them. These are some of the factors that make his version unique and different from the original classic tale. Comment by Rebecca Coleman: Which is what? Comment by Rebecca Coleman: Which is considered the original, classic tale?

Author’s Sources

His job in the government where he was responsible for promoting both arts and sciences served as a reliable source for his tale. Comment by Rebecca Coleman: Citation? What is the source for this information?

Author’s Biography.

Charles Perrault was born in the year 1628 in Paris to an affluent family. He practiced law for a short period of time, after which he got a job in the government. He was responsible for promoting the advancement of art and sciences and securing the pension for both French and foreign writers. He is best known for his tale “Contes de ma mere roye” (Mother goose Goose talesTales). Most of his tales were unique versions of the original ones. It was suspected that he changed his tales to fit his audience-, which was the French Court. He passed away in the year 1703.

Analysis of the taleTale.

The tale presents a different insight into the common folklore, of Cinderella. Perrault exploits different angles in trying to satisfy his audience. The result is a diverse tale that downplays major events of the main character’s life and introduces different aspects never exploited before such that every moment in Cinderella’s life is filled with activities that are influenced by her good virtues. This tale lacks a concrete moral story as characterized by most tales since the author presents evidence of goodness in character in the villains.

You have some good ideas here. You did not provide citations or references for your information; that is required, since it is clear that you used sources to write your critique. You also lack a clear thesis statement that lends organization to your essay. What is your critique of the story? The information in the essay is not organized, so it is not clear what your main argument or stance is on this tale. You do not include specific quotations from the story, which you would need to ensure that your ideas are supported.

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Score: 80/100

Characteristics

Score Assessment

Organization

The critique begins with a clear topic sentence that states the main idea of the original selection. A concluding sentence effectively brings the summary to a close. Opinions and reflections are added where appropriate.

The critique begins with a topic sentence that states the main idea of the original selection. A concluding sentence brings the summary to a close. Some opinions and reflections are added where appropriate.

The critique may or may not state the main idea of the original selection, or it may not do so at the beginning. A conclusion may be lacking. Some opinions and reflections are added.

The critique does not state the main idea of the original selection. It lacks a conclusion and includes no opinions or reflections.