Cinderella and other fairy tales
An essay about society and culture and its impact on the evolution of stories
Today it’s hard to believe that stories exist to do something other than entertain, or at least to make us feel good about ourselves. [Observation, not criticism.] It’s hard to believe that at one time stories were, first and foremost, parables1. The entertainment portion of it was there as a vehicle for consumption, as …
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