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Comment 8 of 8, added on April 2nd, 2006 at 1:35 PM.
This particular poem by Anne Sexton shows the gullibility of women and the
unrealistic dream we all have about meeting the perfect man and leading the
perfect life. It opens our eyes to the fact that this fairy tale never
happens in real life unless it is the million-dollar jackpot winner from
rags to riches and that still doesn't let you have the perfect life. It
also opens our hearts to Cinderella, not just about her past in a
non-loving family, but it makes us feel sympathy for her in her new life.
Sarah from Canada
Comment 7 of 8, added on February 16th, 2006 at 12:43 PM.
I thought that the poem in general was quite interesting, but what caught
my eye was the last paragraph of the poem. In real life there is no
happily ever after life. Great comparison of two dolls in a museum case
never bothered by diapers or dust, never arguing over the timing of an egg,
never telling the story twice, never getting a middle-aged spread, their
darling smiles pasted on for eternity. Fabulous, comparison, I couldn't
think of any better way of pointing out their lives. It also sounds so sad
and unhappy life if I was in their shoes.
Luba from United States
Comment 6 of 8, added on February 7th, 2006 at 10:23 AM.
Anne Sexton is one of the greatest writers of all time. As she was severly
abused by her parents and suffered from severe postpartum depression, she
turned to poetry as a means to cope with her challenges. I think she really
represents a view that many women refuse to take, being realistic. She has
taken lit from other greats and transformed it in her own imaginatively
critical manner. She is by far one of the most sincere, and realistic
writers of feministic lit! and hopefully women will think twice about their
"happily ever afters"
Nicole from Canada
Comment 5 of 8, added on May 8th, 2005 at 12:41 AM.
It's another life lesson. All we judge as being right or wrong is so often
based on the way it's presented. This poem should be read every decade so
that you can see how your personal perspective changes. Like all great art,
it conveys something different in each stage of your life.
Maureen from United States
Comment 4 of 8, added on May 1st, 2005 at 2:02 PM.
WE read this poem in English call and i jus love it.... jus b/c if u think
about it... i dunno jus think bout it
NOAH PENA from United States
Comment 3 of 8, added on December 10th, 2004 at 2:23 PM.
The first time I read this poem I was in college as well and I immediatley
liked it from the straight forward language to the sarcasm and irony
dripping out of every line. I also like the fact that Sexton told the
original story of Cinderella that the Grimm Brothers wrote- the way it was
originally presented- and not the Disney version of the fairy tale, it
makes the poem much more truthful, honest, and blunt.
Samantha from United States
Comment 2 of 8, added on December 7th, 2004 at 7:50 PM.
I love this poem, it is so matter of fact, I mean the way she syas "you
always read about it" and "that story" it makes you feel as if you really
have read that story. Also I love the way she doesnt really change the
story and yet when you read the poem you feel so differently about
cinderella then you would if you were to read the fairy tale or watch a
film adaptation of the tale. Every little girl who grows up on cinderella
should read this as an adolescent.
Maria
Comment 1 of 8, added on December 3rd, 2004 at 6:02 PM.
I read this poem for the first time in college and I remembered wondering
about Anne Sexton & her life,
I just realized how humourous and sad this poem is `
its irony was almost demanding and i think that is why i admire it so much
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It is wholehearted Jest of the
overtold FairyTale-I love that this particular version of Cinderella is not
meant for children but for those who have been overly "swept off thier
feet" by the orginal version of this fairytale and is meant to open thier
eyes and twist thier minds enough to have them broadended to other jolts of
creative expression.
Her imagery, so vivid -as well as beuatifully draining.
I love Anne Sexton's Work and specially this particualar poem it brought a
sense of maturity and creative allocation to Story Telling!
Cecilia Castelllanos from United States
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This particular poem by Anne Sexton shows the gullibility of women and the
unrealistic dream we all have about meeting the perfect man and leading the
perfect life. It opens our eyes to the fact that this fairy tale never
happens in real life unless it is the million-dollar jackpot winner from
rags to riches and that still doesn't let you have the perfect life. It
also opens our hearts to Cinderella, not just about her past in a
non-loving family, but it makes us feel sympathy for her in her new life.
Sarah from Canada