Cinderelli, Cinderelli!! *whistles*

I have to say Cinderella has dissappointed me this week. I have never heard the Catskin versions until this class, and quite frankly I'd be ok if I never read them again. The fact of having the father as the villain, yet he "loves her too much" just paints a VERY unpleasant picture in my head. Thankfully she gets away but I feel like the Catskin Cinderella's act very airheaded and naive when it comes to escaping. For example, Donkeyskin wants to escape from her father but when he gets her all the treasure, she is lured right back to accepting his marriage proposal. And what a great help the fairy godmother is too! psh! And what about planting her ring in the cake? I don't know, but I get a manipulative vibe from these Cinderella's.

Strangely, I like the fact Cinderella is passive and waits for her prince to rescue her in the Cinderella versions. I guess it has been engraved in my brain from the Disney movie of Cinderella, that it seems too weird to here it any other way. I like how her good nature and joyful personality in bad times rewards her even greater than she imagined. To me, when I am in a situation where there is nothing I can do to help myself, it always seems hopeful to think that something good will come of it!