Befriending Network

Befriending Network

Befriending Network

Cinderella is the quintessential rags-to-riches story but the tale does so much more. The characters in Cinderella teach children powerful lessons about human character traits and how these are revealed through treatment of others.

The Cinderella characters are a human palette exploring a range of behaviors: unfairness and favoritism, selfishness and vanity, spite and cruelty, kindness and consideration.

Cinderella's Character

Cinderella is good and kind but is in a situation where these character traits would not normally flourish. She has to work hard at menial tasks, she's forced to wear tattered clothing, and she is cut off from a support network and isolated in the attic. How does she cope with her maltreatment?