Cendrillon
"Aschenputtel" versus "Cendrillon"
Charles Perrault's "Cinderella" and Wilhelm and Jacob Grimms' "Aschenputtel" both feature a mistreated, yet kind female character, despite overwhelming obstacles, attends a ball and marries a prince. However, the similarities between these two versions of the fairy tale end here. While Perrault's version emphasizes the moral and materialistic concerns of his middle-class audience, Grimms' focus is on the harsh realities of life associated with the peasant culture.
Perrault immediately connects with the materialistic values of his middle-class audience as he describes in detail the pampered lifestyle of Cinderella's step-sisters who get to buy and wear the newest fashions. Once invited to the ball, the step-sisters contemplate what they will wear. "I will wear my red velvet suit with French trimming,"' says the eldest (235). While Perrault describes in detail the pampered lifestyle of this middle-class family, he does not say......
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