Cinderella

I think most everyone knows the story of Cinderella, made famous by Walt Disney after making its big debut on screen in 1950; the movie was so popular that it was again released five times within a thirty-seven year span. In 1970, Anne Sexton wrote her own version of Cinderella. In this work of art, she speaks of how a `Cinderella' lives in every day life, whether it is the plumber who wins the lottery, or the milkman turned real estate agent. She then proceeds to tell her version of the Cinderella story, a little morbid, but after reading her biography, quite understandable.

Anne Sexton was a model until 1953 when she gave birth to a daughter and began to suffer from postpartum depression. She experienced numerous mental breakdowns and attempted suicide once on her birthday, following the birth of her second daughter, in 1955. Her doctor encouraged her to pursue...