Cinderell The American Indian Myths And Legends Fairytale

Cinderella is one of the American Indian myths and legends fairytale which tells the story of a rich man’s daughter whose mother died after promised her to be a pious and good. Interpreting in ancient mythology, especially monomyth, the character of the story, Cinderella represents as a heroine. In the fairytale, a call to adventure, supernatural aid, crossing the threshold, an ultimate boon, and meeting with the god has been reflected. And all the mentioned above are a hero or heroine journey that must be accomplished in a given adventure. The call to adventure in the fairytale starts when Cinderella’s mother passed away and her father married another wife. The new wife who came with her two daughters mistreated Cinderella badly. Cinderella is changed in to a servant. They are very bad to Cinderella, she can’t dress good, forced her to dress old kirtle, and wears wooden shoes. These are representations of a call to adventure in which a hero or heroine must cross. The adventure is the journey full of obstacle or road trials. In the heroic with a thousand of faces, Campbell says, â€Å"Whether dream or myth, in these adventures there is an atmosphere of irresistible fascination about the figure that appears suddenly as guide, marking a new period, a new stage in the biography. (Campbell 55). The mistreating of Cinderella enabled her to enter in to a new life or stage. Cinderella responded to the call and she set to overcome the challenges. Although she was a daughter of rich man,