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Third, the castle the king lives in indicates his status as a king who is strong, powerful and rich. Second, Cinderella’s room located in the attic was not nice and luxurious compared to the ones her stepmother and stepsisters slept in. First, Cinderella’s clothing in comparison to her stepsisters’ is that of a maid consisting of an apron to show that her role is to clean and obey orders. In the cartoon, it is shown through the clothes, houses, names, and appearances. In general, according to Max Weber, social stratification is based on class position, status, and power (Macionis, 2011). Social status and prestige are other cultural values shown in the movie, namely social stratification based on status.

Hence, this resembles that girls directly display emotions however they should show it in a way that is socially acceptable. This is shown in the movie when Cinderella’s stepsisters start to fight, and their mother says, “Girls, your manners” (Walt Disney, 1950). What is more on gender role is that as women are always stereotyped to show emotions immediately, they also should act elegantly when displaying emotions. 425) – that is seen as the basis of Cinderella and Prince Charming’s happy marriage as they fall in love with each other at the first sight.

Close to the value of marriage is romantic love – “affection and passion for another person” (Macionis, 2011, p.

This shows that women are seen only as mothers, and a task and role they should fulfill is give birth to children and raise them. For instance, during the ball the king says: “I can’t understand it there must be at least one that would be a suitable mother… Wife” (Walt Disney, 1950). In a cartoon, women are portrayed as lifeless creatures thinking only about beauty and marriage emphasizing that a woman’s only job is to be a housewife that is supposed to clean and raise her children. Women are expected to act in a certain way that is to carry out certain “gender role” (Macionis, 2011, p. What is also shown is the interdependency of gender and socialization. What is also portrayed in the movie is the cultural value of marriage that is considered to be a crucial factor and without it girls do for nothing. The main aspect of why Cinderella is hated by her stepmother and stepsisters is because of her beauty. Hence, this depicts that one’s inner self is not as important as their appearances. Another example is when Cinderella entered the castle and the guards stared at her showing that even the unimportant characters with low status admired Cinderella’s beauty.įurthermore, beauty is exaggerated when the prince goes directly to Cinderella as soon as she sets foot in the ballroom and asks her for a dance and falls in love with her and wants to marry her, although he does not know her neither does he know her name. That shows that looking good is the only thing that matters to girls, and nothing else is important. More emphasis on beauty is portrayed when Cinderella’s fairy godmother transformed her into a princess, and Cinderella mentioned, “It is more than what I have ever hoped for” (Walt Disney, 1950). This phrase emphasizes how girls are obliged to look good. 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.