Comparative Critique

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Comparative Critique of “The Princess Paradox” by James Poniewozik and “Cinderella and Princess by Peggy Orenstein “The Princess Paradox”, by James Poniewozik, media and television critic for Time Magazine and “‘Cinderella’ and Princess culture”by Peggy Orenstein, a contributing writer for the New York Time Magazine are two articles which describe about the Princess movement whether the movement effect on the young girls.In the "Princess Paradox" James Poniewozik starts out his article by taking a stance against the princess movement, but then throughout the rest of his article he shows that there wasn’t any issue with the princess movement and believe that it does not have negative effect on the young girls.Unlike,the author of “Cinderella and Princess culture”, Peggy Orenstein,takes stand against the Princess movement by claiming that the movement is ruining the minds of young girls. Both authors compare todays princess movement with the feminist movement that took place a few years ago. Although both authors have a feminist point of view, they have different opinions on the Princess movement whether it affects young girls or not.While Poniewozik does not see any issue with the princess movement, Orenstein, the author of “Cinderella and Princess culture”, disagree with Poniewozik which leads her to believe that the princess movement does affect on young girls. James Poniewozik clearly states that “Girls asserting their right to choose the fairy-tale ending is not bad thing” (324), which lead him to think that princess movement doesn’t harm the young girls mind. He describes that its the choice that they tried to achieve in every step of their lives. Peggy Orenstein argues throughout her article that the “princess craze” is ruining young girls. The damage that Orenstein describing is how young girls feels when they do not fulfill the princess

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