I was actually kind of surprised by this poem. I felt that its message was feminist. While the story that she is telling isn't feminist her opinion of the story gives an underlying meaning to the poem. At first glance I thought that it was just a poem describing the story of Cinderella and then I began to read it. What let me know that it was a feminist piece was the repetition of the phrase "that story". She isn't just saying "this is what happens in Cinderella,. The End" she is saying we all know that story about the beautiful girl that is abused by family or loved ones and in the end she gets to live with prince charming. I felt that the point behind this piece was that yes, we have all heard the story and it is ridiculous. Who would cut of their toe or their heel to fit into a shoe? Since when do birds give you beautiful dresses and shoes?
Despite its ridiculousness as little girls we cling to these stories, we all want our happy ending, our prince charming but as adults we have to see that we make our own happy endings and we are our own prince charmings.
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