Abstract
Cinderella has been around for centuries, catching many audience’s attentions, yet following the same pattern and consisting of, mostly, the same characters. This thesis document contains how Walt Disney’s 1950 film Cinderella uses major narrative elements from Charles Perrault’s Cendrillon and the Grimms Brothers’ Aschenputtel. It contains comparisons between the Disney, Grimms Brothers, and Perrault’s versions while analyzing their stories and includes the symbolism these stories contain. It also contains some of the Disney downfall and uprising toward the beginning of this franchise and how Cinderella came to be the reason for his uprising success. In the end, this document comments on the modern derivatives from the Disney version
Semester/Year of Award
Fall 2015
Mentor
Gerald Nachtwey
Mentor Professional Affiliation
English and Theatre
Access Options
Restricted Access Thesis
Document Type
Bachelor Thesis
Degree Name
Honors Scholars
Degree Level
Bachelor's
Department
English
Department Name when Degree Awarded
English and Theatre
Recommended Citation
Dell, Nikita, "The Evolution of Cinderella" (2015). Honors Theses. 263.
https://encompass.eku.edu/honors_theses/263
