The short fictional story of Cinderella contained many elements of fiction. The elements that will be discussed in this analysis are plot, point of view, theme, images, and foils. The plot, or what’s hopping, of the fairytale Cinderella centers around an evil stepmother and two stepsisters who mistreat and take advantage of the only daughter, Cinderella, of a weak, controllable guy who is entering a second marriage. The author illustrates the plot by showing how Cinderella is able to overcome adversity and end up better off than the afore mentioned characters by being humble, beautiful, and helped with a little magic to live happily ever after with her prince charming. The point of view of Cinderella is omniscient. The author lets the reader see and know about all the characters throughout the story.
The characters are illustrated and described so that the reader would know at all times what each person is doing at any given moment. The theme of the fairytale seems to portray as long as you are humble, full of faith and patience, good things await for you. Cinderella used a lot of images and good foils to help tell the story. The clothing wore, horse and carriage, princes, wooden floors and fireplaces, fairy and wand, and the setting arouse the mind from the start of the story with great imagery. The foils were well-defined. The author made excellent contrast of the characters by going from one extreme to the other between the main characters, Cinderella, the evil stepmother and stepsisters.
The Essay on Short Story Characteristics Theme Plot Wallpaper
The short story is a concise form of narrative prose that is usually simpler and more direct compared to longer works of fiction such as novels. Therefore, because of their short length, short stories rely on many forms of literary devices to convey the idea of a uniform theme seen throughout the script. This theme is illustrated by using characteristics that are developed throughout the story ...
In conclusion, I discussed how plot, point of view, theme, images, and foils were used in Cinderella to form my analysis.
