The strength such women showed stemmed from their refusal to bow to immoral temptation or worldly concerns their narrative power was the power of saying “no” to a potential conflict resolution ― a seduction, a marriage proposal ― and forcing those around them to bend to their moral or personal certitude. This Cinderella was merely of a different generation, a heroine in the vein of Samuel Richardson’s Pamela and Jane Austen’s Anne Elliot and Elinor Dashwood.
But Cinderella was such a character herself, suffering hard labor and loneliness in the name of showing her virtue, humility and warm heart, which would make her ultimate triumph emotionally satisfying. “ all throw up suffering and see what our characters are made of,” pointed out Carson Levine. Gone are the days of heroines who sleep through most of the story or wait silently for other characters to move the plot forward ― but stories have certainly been told about such women. Gail Carson Levine's first book for children, Ella Enchanted, was a Newbery Honor Book.Levine's other books include Ever, a New York Times bestseller Fairest, a Best Book of the Year for Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal, and a New York Times bestseller Dave at Night, an ALA Notable Book and Best Book for Young Adults The Wish The Two Princesses of Bamarre A Tale of Two Castles.
For the reader, at least modern readers, it definitely makes for more engaging reading.
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