Greetings to you, reader of this blog! The origin of this
blog is because of the fact it is a requirement for McDaniel’s IDS: Folk and
Fairy Tales Around the World. I decided to enroll in this course because of the
huge influence that fairy tale stories had on my childhood. My mother was
always a huge fan of Disney and their stories and it had rubbed off on me as a
child.
By taking this course, I am hoping to obtain a better
understanding of the origins of folk and fairy tales and how they’ve evolved to
become the stories that they are today.
One of my all-time favorite fairy tales is that of
Cinderella.
I think it’s safe to say my passion for the theme of Cinderella
came from the many iterations that I saw growing up- whether it was the original
Disney version, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s, or the many variations of the
movies of ‘A Cinderella Story’. Not only was Cinderella a kind figure towards
animals, the stepsisters were always comedic relief and a stark contrast as to
what it means to be a decent human being. The stepsisters were always ridiculous,
snobby, and crude characters that showed one of the ways humanity could be
awful towards itself.
Until next time!
