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<p> This paper brings into focus the feminine qualities that heroines in Western fairy tales possess, as well as the roles they traditionally perform. The heroines are either rewarded or punished in accordance to how well they fit the feminine pattern, while the association of femininity with the female clearly indicates the social impact of gender ideology. Two variations on the Cinderella story will illustrate how feminist revisions of fairytales upset this rigid division.</p>
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This paper brings into focus the feminine qualities that heroines in Western fairy tales possess, as well as the roles they traditionally perform. The heroines are either rewarded or punished in accordance to how well they fit the feminine pattern, while the association of femininity with the female clearly indicates the social impact of gender ideology. Two variations on the Cinderella story will illustrate how feminist revisions of fairytales upset this rigid division.

Cinderella’s Ashes - New Women, Old Fairytales

Romanian Journal of English Studies

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This paper brings into focus the feminine qualities that heroines in Western fairy tales possess, as well as the roles they traditionally perform. The heroines...

Cinderella’s Ashes - New Women, Old Fairytales

Published Online: Feb 21, 2013

Page range: 131 - 137

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10319-012-0014-y

Keywords
Cinderella, fairytale, femininity, feminism, gender roles

© 2012 by Versita

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Cinderella’s Ashes - New Women, Old Fairytales

Published Online: Feb 21, 2013

Page range: 131 - 137

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10319-012-0014-y

KeywordsCinderella, fairytale, femininity, feminism, gender roles

© 2012 by Versita

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Cinderella, fairytale, femininity, feminism, gender roles