Cinderella Story Essay

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The story of Cinderella is told in various ways over the years.. This particular story is the Native American version of the tale that keeps the traditional theme of characters that are found in the Native American culture. The story "Oochigeaskw—The Rough-Faced Girl" was originally told in the Algonquin language and written by the Mic Mac Indian people of North America.There was rumors that there, once lived a great Native American warrior with extraordinary power. He could make himself invisible to many except to his sister. Any girl in the village who could see him would get to marry him. The young girl [Oochigeaskw] with the scarred up face does not even try to win the heart of the invisible being rather, she helps her sister in the quest to win him. Of course, the sisters are evil and treat the girl poorly because she was more beautiful than her older sister. So,the sisters decided to make it so there is no chance of their younger sister to be with the invisible being. The girl, eventually wins the heart of the invisible being through her selflessness. The man then restores the girl’s beauty. The theme of this story is enduring while; the traditions and beliefs of the Native American are being used. This story was very dramatic with the illustrations that they put into your mind. “the two older sisters were very vein and cruel…[they made the girl do all the house work and charred her face] pg.” The story really shocked me. I thought that the girl would become beautiful like in the other Cinderella stories but, I was wrong. I really liked this version better than the one I grew up with because of the magnificent theme that it had. The theme is that beauty is on the inside rather than just on the outside. Even though, the girl’s face was burnt the invisible man looked past that and saw her for her. Though she wasn’t beautiful like the other girl’s
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