Breaking from the Cinderella Complex – Modern Young Adult
Retellings in Cinder and Cinderella is Dead

C 2025

Breaking from the Cinderella Complex – Modern Young Adult Retellings in Cinder and Cinderella is Dead

GRIGARKOVÁ, Markéta

Basic information

Original name

Breaking from the Cinderella Complex – Modern Young Adult Retellings in Cinder and Cinderella is Dead

Authors

GRIGARKOVÁ, Markéta

Edition

1. vyd. Opava, Contemporary Approaches to Text Analysis / Moderne Herangehensweisen an die Textanalyse, p. 57-76, 20 pp. 2025

Publisher

Slezská univerzita v Opavě

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Chapter(s) of a specialized book

Field of Study

60206 Specific literatures

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

Publication form

printed version "print"

Marked to be transferred to RIV

Yes

RIV identification code

RIV/47813059:19240/25:A0001598

Organization unit

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava

ISBN

978-80-7510-619-3

Keywords in English

Cinderella; Cinderella Complex; Cinderella Effect; Cinderella Is Dead; Cinder; fairy tale retellings; female agency; gender roles; identity; patriarchy; young adult literature

Abstract

In the original language

This paper examines how Marissa Meyer’s Cinder and Kalynn Bayron’s Cinderella Is Dead rewrite the traditional Cinderella story to challenge gender roles and the so-called Cinderella complex. Meyer presents a futuristic, self-sufficient heroine who reclaims free will in a world that devalues her. Meanwhile, Bayron offers a bold critique of heteronormativity and patriarchal control through a queer Black protagonist who actively resists oppressive systems. Both novels reject the idea that a woman’s worth lies in beauty or marriage, and instead promote autonomy, empowerment, and resistance for young adult readers.

Cite

GRIGARKOVÁ, Markéta. Breaking from the Cinderella Complex – Modern Young Adult Retellings in Cinder and Cinderella is Dead. In NOGOLOVÁ, Veronika a Miroslav URBANEC (eds.). Contemporary Approaches to Text Analysis / Moderne Herangehensweisen an die Textanalyse. 1. vyd. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2025, p. 57-76. ISBN 978-80-7510-619-3.

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GRIGARKOVÁ, Markéta. Breaking from the Cinderella Complex – Modern Young Adult Retellings in Cinder and Cinderella is Dead. In NOGOLOVÁ, Veronika a Miroslav URBANEC (eds.). \textit{Contemporary Approaches to Text Analysis / Moderne Herangehensweisen an die Textanalyse}. 1. vyd. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2025, p.~57-76. ISBN~978-80-7510-619-3.

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