My daughter Georgia has fallen in love with watching Disney's Cinderella and while at 2½ she doesn't quite understand the whole story, it's not a bad tale for her to learn.
Granted falling in love isn't a dance at a ball, Cinderella shows spirit that is sorely lacking in today's cartoons. Abused and neglected, she shows that the human spirit can survive. And even when the ball is over and she has lost everything she had, she simply says 'thanks' and appreciates what she was given, temporary as it was.
Of course, in the end Cinderella gets hitched to the Prince and lives happily ever after (I hope I didn't ruin the ending for those of you who have not seen the movie). However, that's where the movie ends. I wonder what she does with her step-mother and step-siblings now that she's powerful.
Does she have them imprisoned / punished or does she leave them alone to suffer in anguish for the rest of their lives? How does one react to such horrors throughout their lives when they finally have the ability to correct them? Her step-mother did everything possible to prevent Cinderella from gaining happiness. Should Cinderella return the favor? And how?
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Monday, February 21, 2005 7:22 PM