In both stories, Cinderella and Zozella are essentially saved by the man from their hard and sad life, who then marries them and makes them his queen. This is sending a strong message not only to women but also to men: women cannot save themselves and need to be “saved” by a rich man who will marry them and provide them with a luxurious life. However, in Perrault's “Cinderella” there is a theme that is not present in Basile's “Cinderella the Cat”, this theme is the idea that beauty equals kindness of character. Cinderella is shown to be kind-hearted and also incredibly beautiful, unlike her less beautiful and mean sisters, Perrault describes her as "a hundred times more beautiful than her sisters, although they were always very richly dressed" (Perrault, 16) . This sends the message that if you are kind you are beautiful and if you are not beautiful then you do not have a good character. This theme is also present in today's society where women are judged and judge others based on appearance. This theme is not present in "Cinderella the Cat", Zozella is also beautiful but her beauty does not make a person kind-hearted and this is evident when she commits murder to get what she wants. Creating the stereotypical view of women who are cunning and cunning to get what they want and sending the message to girls that women are heartless selfish