Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber-Katniss Everdeen’s hunting bow-James J. These are only symbols, tools used to achieve the heroine’s goal, and easily exchanged for other tools of equal symbolic importance. We as readers want to see her triumph again and again, in all the various dramatic retellings of her tale.įor Cinderella is about so much more than glass slippers. Hers is a simple story, but perhaps its very simplicity engenders the heroine’s undeniable appeal. Something about her rags-to-riches adventure touches our hearts, encourages our spirits, and inspires our dreams. THE MOON MASTER’S BALL – Clara Diane Thompsonįew fairy tales are as beloved as Cinderella. THE WINDY SIDE OF CARE – Rachel Heffington Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
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