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Analysis
CINDERELLA
By:
Dyah Ayu Purwati
Ranti Dwi Andini
Regina N. Helnaz
Theme
Kindness will defeat wickedness : Kindness
& patience Cinderella owns will defeat evil
soul of her stepmother & stepsisters in the
end.
Envy & Jealousy : Her stepmother always
feel envy with Cinderella. It is shown in the
third paragraph, that no matter how
splendid and elegant her stepsisters
clothes are, they were still clumsy, lumpy,
and ugly, and always would be. So, thats
why Cinderella was given her stepsisters
second-hand dresses by her mother to
make Cinderella looks ugly.
Setting
Setting of Time
The story takes place a long time ago in a land
ruled by a king and a queen
Setting of place
Cinderellas house : Kitchen
In the kitchen, where Cinderella was sitting all
by herself, there was a burst of light and a fairy
appeared.
The Princes Palace : Ballroom
When Cinderella entered the ballroom at the
palace, a hush fell. Everyone stopped in midsentence to admire her elegance, her beauty
Point of View
Omniscent:
The narrator knows everyones
feeling
The words writer mostly uses : There
lived, she, hers, his, names of
character (Cinderella, Prince, Fairy)
Plot
Introduction
Once upon a time, there lived an unhappy young
girl. Unhappy she was, for her mother was dead,
her father had married another woman, a widow
with two daughters, and her stepmother didn't like
her one little bit.
Rising Action
Her stepmother and stepsisters always treated her
harshly , like she was a slave
Her stepmother and stepsisters didnt allowed her
to go to the dance party in the palace
The fairy godmother and her animal friend helped
her to go to attend the party
Climax
After dancing with the prince she had to leave
the ballroom in a hurry that caused one her
slipper was left. The prince couldnt catch her.
Falling Action
The butler, based on The Prince order, found
Cinderella and her foot fitted on the slipper.
Resolution
After finding Cinderella as the girl he fell in
love with, they got married and lived happily
ever after.
Conflict
The conflicts that happened in this story are:
External Conflict
Cinderella vs her mother because when she
asked to go to the party, her step-mother
would decline her wish and said, "You? My dear
girl, you're staying at home to wash the dishes,
scrub the floors and turn down the beds for
your stepsisters. They will come home tired
and very sleepy."
Internal Conflict
Cinderella vs herself because she thought she
was not fit in to go to the palace, she was ugly,
Symbol
The glass slippers, as a gift from Cinderella's
godmother, are symbolic of the gifts of
Cinderella's character such as kindness,
gentleness, patience, and grace. The fact
that the slippers are made out of glass also
plays an important role in establishing the
slippers as a lasting representation of
Cinderella's
character.
Glass
pictures
Cinderellas heart which is pure & clear.
The wand used by Fairy Godmother
symbolizes magical things
Characters
Main or major character :
1. Cinderella (Protagonist)
2. Step-mother (Antagonist)
Minor characters:
1. Step-sisters
2. The butler
Supporting Character
1. The Prince
Tone
The writers tone of the story is Bitterness
Proved by the authors choice of words
and details, shown in the beginning of the
story in which the writer describes
Cinderella as this poor unhappy young girl,
lived in a house where she always gets
harsh treatment from her stepmother and
stepsisters.
Style
Simple : The author pictures the
story with a few chances of
misunderstanding
Sad. In the story, the author depicts
how miserable Cinderellas life by
stressing that she was unhappy and
far from any descent life.
Colloquial because the author used
the common speech
Allegory