Fables and folk tales have been told for centuries around the fire, in the living room, in the classroom and before going to sleep. First told orally, the “…stories had to have notable characteristics to remain memorable (Nodelman 246).” These stories were passed down from storyteller to audience until they were finally written down and collected for public consumption. Due to the passage of time and fallibility, stories have changed over the years and differ slightly from culture to culture, however, “Stories similar to “Cinderella” can be found in historical documents as far back as the seventh century and a variety of places around the world (Nodelman 246).” While classic tales differ in various ways from their modern counterparts (like Disney films, etc.), the characters and their journeys are still very identifiable. For centuries, fairy tales have been used for educational purposes; teaching children what is expected of them as they grow older and what terrors await them if they do not abide by the guidelines set for them by their culture/society. Many of the stories were purposely scary to scare children away from strangers, dark corners and traveling off the beaten path into the dark bush. Charles Perrault began writing fairy tales in the late 17th century to educate his children. The moral of these tales often centers on what is expected of young women; that they remain “pure” and “docile”. He wrote the stories at a time when fairy tales or "jack" stories were considered didactic lessons. They were also widely told around the fire, as entertainment, for adults. Angela Carter adapted Perrault's classic tales in the 1970s; change the victim… middle of the paper… late 1960s – mid 1970s) was a revolutionary time for women. In America, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protected women from discrimination in the workplace and Roe v. Wade, in 1973, guaranteed a woman's right to choose when to become pregnant. In England, for the first time, a law was passed guaranteeing equal pay for women in the British civil service (Women's International Center 1). Carter herself was a self-proclaimed feminist; she once said, “The women's movement has been of immense importance to me personally, and I consider myself a feminist writer, because I'm a feminist in everything else and you can't compartmentalize those things in your life (Gamble 15).” Her writing began to be seen, and still is seen, as feminist literature adored by college students, particularly those focused in gender studies, and literary figures alike...