Throughout history, as evidenced by Perault and the Grimm Brothers, Cinderella has typically been portrayed as the girl who obeys without complaining. She is characterized to be a perfect woman, both in purity and in beauty. All stories are somewhat influenced by the times in which they are written, and

In Disney's Cinderella, the prince rescues the helpless Cinderella from her hardship. Though the prince in Ever After does the same by marrying Daniella and bringing her to live in the castle, he is also in turn rescued. Before he meets her, he cares little for the "everyday rustics" and only associates with the noblemen and ladies of the kingdom. Daniella teaches him that one should not give characteristics to a certain person because of his or her station, but to look past the title to see the true individual. The prince later admits to Daniella that he does not wish to be king. She then repeats what his mother already told him, saying, "But think of all the wonderful things you could do for your country, for the world . . . You have been born to privilege and with that comes specific obligations." Showing that she has the intelligence to be a queen, Daniella does not play the helpless maiden but instead takes action and helps others as well as herself.

The main event that both stories lead up to is the royal ball. Both Cinderella's have help in arriving at the ball, but they come in vastly different ways. Disney has mice and a fairy godmother come to Cinderella's aid. While she stands and watches, the fairy godmother uses her magic wand to put everything in place. Ever After's "godmother" comes in the form of Leonardo Da Vinci, the artist-in-residence at the palace. Spouting his radical ideas, he encourages Daniella to go to the ball so that she can reveal to the prince that she has deceived him by pretending to be a courtier. Once she gathers her courage, she goes to the ball, with help from her fellow servants. Tennant does not rely on magic in this version, because one of the lessons of Ever After is that one can succeed through his or her own determination and some encouragement from the people around us. Even when the prince first rejects her for being a servant, it is not Daniella's loss, but the prince's. Da Vinci scolds him, saying, "Then, you don't deserve her." Da Vinci knows that the prince is not as strong as Daniella and therefore he needs her more than she needs him, though the outward appearance may seem otherwise. This is more evidence of the independence people in the 21st century encourage in both women and men.

Walt Disney's Cinderella and Andy Tennant's Ever After are both based on the original Cinderella stories. However, because both of t

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