What is the moral in these variants of “Cinderella”? How do gender roles and social class stereotypes get both reinforced and resisted in the tales? Looking closely at and engaging with Maria Alcantud-Diazs articlePreview the document, examine the critic’s thesis and discuss your opinion on her argument about power and violence, especially with regard to gender roles in “Cinderella.”

Note: This day begins the longer posts, reflecting on the primary and secondary readingshere, the “Cinderella” variants and the critical piece on “Cinderella”