2016年4月25日 星期一

Compare and contrast Snow White and Cinderella

Most of us must have read many fairy tales when we were little kids. Two of those impressed me most, Snow White and Cinderella. They are both kind and gorgeous ladies and have a moving story with their princes. However, many people mix them up and cannot distinguish them clearly. They actually have some differences, which are family background, the helpers and the princes.

The first difference is the family background. Some people assume they are both princesses. But Cinderella is not a princess. She was born in a wealthy family and her mother passed away when Cinderella was a little girl. Her father married another woman. She soon lived with her stepmother and two stepsisters after his father's death. On the contrary, Snow White lived in a royal family and was born to be a princess. She had a better living condition than Cinderella had.

The second difference is the helpers. Many friends helped them to overcome the difficulties. Snow White was helped by the seven dwarfs, the hunter and her prince. Dwarfs provided her with house and foods. The hunter chose not to kill her and her prince gave her a kiss to save her life. By the contrast, Cinderella was helped by his fairy mother, animal friends and her prince. When the king's ball came, her fairy mother dressed her up and gave her a delicate carriage with magic. That made her graceful and the prince fall in love with her. Her animal friends helped her do the dirty housework. The prince managed to find Cinderella and help her escape from her stepmother's control.

The third difference is the princes. Two girls are both saved by their princes. Snow White was sunk in sleep for eating queen's poisonous apple. Her prince gave her a kiss which made Snow White awake by the power of love. Whereas, Cinderella's prince paid more efforts and they have more communications. After the dancing in the ball, Cinderella left a crystal shoe on the stairs. In order to find Cinderella, prince searched all the country and succeeded in finding her.

We can tell that Snow White and Cinderella differ in the family background, the helpers and their princes. But they all overcome many difficulties and have a happy ending in the stories. (380)


(pic from https://stjamesspeaks.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/the-battle-of-the-fairytales-cinderella-vs-snow-white/)

7 則留言:

  1. Your article has lots of content to know about the difference between Cinderella and Snow White and the best of your blog is that you put the pictures on it.

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  2. You use a lot of attractive phrases and words in your article which are very good. Besides, the structure is clear.But I think the article is a little long,you can revise some details.

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  3. You use a lot of attractive phrases and words in your article which are very good. Besides, the structure is clear.But I think the article is a little long,you can revise some details.

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  4. After I read your writing, I felt very comfortable. Your paragraphing is very clear and you used many conjunctions and a attractive picture. I think it is very interesting. Compare to your other paragraphs, your ending is a little short.

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