As seen in the movie, when Cinderella’s look is ruined by her stepsisters, her stepmother states, “Good heavens, child, you can’t go in that” (Walt Disney, 1950). According to it, women should be judged “in terms of physical appearances” (Macionis, 2011, p. First of all, throughout the story one can trace strong presence of the so-called beauty myth. ![]() In Cinderella the cartoon, cultural values of that epoch are portrayed, namely beauty, marriage, romantic love, social status, and prestige. He finally found Cinderella, they got married and lived happily ever after. ![]() The prince searched the whole town for the lady who would fit the shoe. When the clock struck twelve, Cinderella had to leave because the spell was about to break. As soon as she made it to the castle and entered the ballroom, the prince went directly to her and asked her for a dance. However, Cinderella’s fairy godmother helped her to attend the ball making her look stunning. Because of the jealousy her stepmother had to Cinderella’s beauty and her desire to marry one of her daughters to the Prince, she did not allow Cinderella to attend the ball. ![]() One day every maiden in the village was invited to attend a ball held at the king’s castle aimed at winning the prince’s heart and getting married to him. After his death, a girl was treated badly by her stepmother and stepsisters. She lived with her father who later got married to a widow because he thought that Cinderella needed a mother. Cinderella’s mother died when she was young.
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