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=Considering the Global Perspectives of Cinderella =

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What did you compare in your analysis?
 * We compared the story of Cinderella in different cultures. We compared the tale as told from Italy, Egypt, China and Canadian Native American. **

What major similarities did you notice across your gathered information? (Cite at least two of the narrative frame elements)
 * In each of the tales, Cinderella was treated poorly. Cinderella also married a man of power in each of the tales. In the Native American version, she married a powerful warrior. In all of the other versions she married a king. There were also instances of magic in all of the tales. **

What major differences did you notice across your gathered information? (Cite at least two of the narrative frame elements)
 * In the Native American version there was no ball or party. While there was magic in all of the versions, the magic was performed by different characters. Interestingly, in three of the versions the magical character was an animal-a fish, bird, and falcon. In the Native American version, the warrior, Strong Wind was able to perform magic. In the Italian version Cinderella's family is rewarded by moving into the kingdom and marrying noble men instead of punishing them for shaming her. **

What could account for the differences between the global perspectives of idea/event you analyzed? (Be specific!)
 * Native American tales are often used to explain things in nature. Strong Wind turns the sisters into trees and move constantly, even when the wind is not blowing, because they know his power. The Italian tale is based on European ancient myths and it includes a moral. The sisters and her father were rewarded rather than being punished. The sisters married noble men and Cinderella gave each of them an estate. **

Has your analysis of the various global perspectives changed your own perspective on the idea/event?
 * The Disney version is so well-known, that we have never considered some of the differences from other cultures. It was enlightening to discovered the cultural characteristics such as the magical fish from China or the falcon from Egypt. While we knew that Native American folk tales explained natural events, we had never truly considered that from a typical "fairy tale" version of Cinderella. **