Cinderella by Anne Sexton
when I read this poem, I could get a sarcastic opinion on feminist. According to the poem a her mother told her "Be devout. Be good. Then I will smile down from heaven in the seam of a cloud." From my point this is a suggestion that women are suppose to be submissive and silent, I don't see this as a positive aspect for feminist. According to feminist both women and men have the same rights and should be look as equals, but this poem suggest the opposit in different instances. The poem describes Cinderella as a weak woman, because he let her siters and step mother to take advantage of her. This poem makes a portrait of a antifeminist portrait of a woman, because it tlaks about a woman who is considered as less than a man, who does't express her opinion, who leaves others to take advantage of her, and finally a woman who is very dependent.
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