Abstract:Cinderella is a character of fairy tale creating by Brother Grimm. It is about a dutiful and good-hearted girl who is abused by her stepmother and sisters, and she is working in kitchen day and night. Afterwards, she gets the help of divine power because of her treating friendly for animals and touching the god. After going through the obstruction of her stepmother and sisters, she lives a happy life with the prince. Later, people use “Cinderella” to describe those who are beautiful, kind and loyal. This essay analyses deep symbolisms from the process Cinderella getting happy life with the help of divine power that we can expound the deeper significance of Cinderella’s image from three parts, pursuing of moral perfection, respecting for nature and making up the deficient feeling of human beings.
Key words: Cinderella; divine power; symbolism; morality; nature
摘要:灰姑娘是格林童话中塑造出的童话人物形象,讲述的是一个孝顺且心地善良的女孩子,长期受到继母和姐姐们的虐待,在厨房里做女佣,每天都是灰头土脸脏兮兮的,后来由于善待小动物而且孝感动天,所以得到了神力的帮助,在历尽继母和姐姐们的阻挠后终于和王子快乐地生活在一起的故事。后来人们常用“灰姑娘”这个词去形容那美丽、善良和忠诚的女孩。本文在分析灰姑娘借助神力的帮助而获得幸福的过程中挖掘其深刻的象征意义,即从追求道德完善,尊重自然和弥补人类匮乏感三方面来解读灰姑娘更深沉意义上的形象。
关键词:灰姑娘;神力;象征意义;道德;自然