Tam and Cam, Vietnamese Folktale by Angelina Pari

Summary

pariaz972 — 2024-03-21 13:24:58 UTC

There was a young girl named Tam who's father was left widowed. He later remarried an evil stepmother who later has a child named Cam. Tam was not favored by the stepmother and Cam had gotten all the special treatment. The father died and Tam was stuck with her stepmother and stepsister, Cam. The Prince grows fond of Tam and the step family tries to kill her. Cam became the replacement queen. But multiple times she was revived. The step family later got punished by death through thunder.

Comparison with Disney's Cinderella

pariaz972 — 2024-03-21 13:44:36 UTC

Compared Disney's Cinderella, Tam and Cam was very different. Although they had the same idea and same foundation of a step family who mistreats her even the name of the story is different than Cinderella. Tam and Cam takes place in Vietnam with only one step sister and in this story there was no ball where they fall in love. Also there was death vs revival archetype in this story.

Multimedia: Jealousy, Jealousy (Representation of Characters)

pariaz972 — 2024-03-21 13:49:40 UTC

"Jealousy, Jealousy" reminds me of the characters in the film. Especially the line "Co-comparison is killing me slowly

I think, I think too much". The comparison between Tam and Cam throughout the story was very apparent. Which literally ends up killing Tam multiples time.

Multimedia: Video Depiction of Tam and Cam

pariaz972 — 2024-03-21 17:48:52 UTC

World Cultural Reference: Reincarnation

pariaz972 — 2024-03-21 17:56:40 UTC

Throughout the story Tam was killed multiple times but she had reincarnated again. Meaning that she came back to life. Throughout history and to this day Buddhism has been the main religion in Vietnam. In Buddhism the way you treat others and your lifestyle determines your outcome for the afterlife and what you reincarnate to.

World Cultural Reference: Meaning of Names

pariaz972 — 2024-03-21 18:03:58 UTC

Tam translates to the meaning "broken rice". During that time that was much cheaper than whole grain rice that were eaten by only the rich. Cam means "bran" meaning the husk in the middle of rice representing the two half sisters.