What is the midnight prohibition in the fairy tale? How does it reinforce the paradigm

The "midnight prohibition" is in the fairytale of "Cinderella, where she is required to return back home before the clock strikes 12 as she will turn into the old look .

This 'prohibition or restriction' reinforce the "paradigm of traditional feminine socialization" :

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The "midnight prohibition" in the fairytale of "Cinderella, the Legend" is the requirement of Cinderella to return home before the clock strikes 12 and she turns back to her old, poor self.

This 'prohibition or restriction' helps reinforce the "paradigm of traditional feminine socialization" by making sure that the females, women stay or live their lives within a certain level of 'confined space' and that they are well kept 'governed' by the men in the society through such 'rules' as the "midnight prohibition".

Explanation:

The "midnight prohibition" that is referred to in the famous fairytale of "Cinderella the Legend" in Madonna Kolbenschlag's "Kiss Sleeping Beauty Goodbye" is the time probation that women, females are subjected to by the patriarchal society they are in. As the author states, this term is "associate[d] with the paternal mandate of obedience and a threat: if the heroine does not return to domesticity and docility at regular intervals she may lose her “virtue” and no longer merit her expected one."

This 'prohibition' helps reinforce the "paradigm of traditional feminine socialization" in the sense that the obedient return of Cinderella on time, within the 'curfew', shows how she or females, in general, are so used to and obedient to the 'rules' made by men. And ironically, it's these 'rules/ prohibitions' that constrict women within a confined space and be 'under' the rule and authority of the men in society.