Cinderella gives children hope that your dreams can come true if you truly believe. Cinderella had a dream of not being a slave to her evil stepmother and step sisters; she also had a dream to go to the royal ball, which her stepmother was never going to allow. Through good spirits, perseverance, and a little magic Cinderella got her dream of going to the royal ball, falling in love, and becoming rich and never having to answer to her step mother or sisters again.  

             This is, in my opinion, a good message and motif. Young kids should have hope that no matter where they come from they can do good things in life and be happy. There are a lot of children that come from poor, or bad backgrounds and can relate to Cinderella. When they watch the fairy tale they see how Cinderella has an optimistic attitude on life and preservers through and the harsh punishments and chores her stepmother and sisters give her every day they think if she can do it so can I.           

            On the other hand children don’t have a fairy god mother or a prince that is rich they can marry. This is unrealistic… Cinderella essentially escaped all her problems because her godmother made her pretty, and because she married the prince. Cinderella never had to really work to become rich or escape her poor life. The prince saved her from it, because he is rich. If it wasn’t for magic and the princes riches Cinderella would probably still be a slave to her family. In real life children will have obstacles in life, and they may not get to go to the ball they really wanted to go to.. but they must know that life goes on and they can’t give up. Sometimes life is hard, but tomorrow is always another day