BDCHS Advanced Reading discussion

The book I read is Cinderella by Henry W. Hewet. I rate this piece a 4 out of 5 due to it's place as a classic which filled my childhood with joy, even though I watched the movie more than I can count. The text is set in the house where Cinderella and her step mother and step sisters followed by her father live. In the story it starts out with Cinderella and her mother and father living happily until her mother falls sick and dies. Her father wanted to find a new wife as soon as possible and luckily for him but sadly for Cinderella he found a women and married. She has two step siblings both girls. Cinderella's step mother wasn't up to be the mother role and made Cinderella clean the whole house. She got the nickname Cinderella because when she was done cleaning she would sit by the cinders and rest. A ball came around and everyone is invited for the prince to find his wife. Cinderella wanted to go extremely bad but she had nothing to wear and her step mother and step sisters left while Cinderella sulked in despair. A little old lady knocked at the door begging for food and Cinderella happily obliged. The women asked what was wrong and she had told her everything the women said she was her fairy godmother and told her she will go to the ball and have better clothing than everyone. Cinderella was told to fetch a pumpkin in the garden and when she took it into the kitchen, her godmother gutted it and did her magic and made it into a marvelous carriage. She had Cinderella dressed in a magnificent dress and glass slippers and sent her on her way to the ball but told her that had to leave by midnight because everything will disappear. When Cinderella arrived at the ball everyone looked at her in awe and the prince was taken a back and immediately asked for a dance and after that there wasn’t a care in the world. It was only until the clock was close to striking midnight night and she had to escape in time only leaving behind her glass slipper. When she got back she was upset it was all over, on a sort of up side all she had left was her other glass slipper. The next day the prince sent out a proclamation to whoever the glass slipper fit he would marry. When it came time to Cinderella to try on the shoe of course it fit and her family was astonished and apologized to Cinderella for being so ruthless and she embraced and forgave them. Cinderella was taken back to the palace and lived happily ever after with the prince.The problem in the story is that Cinderella is mistreated and never will fall in love. The solution is she gets to go to the ball and meet the prince and marry him in the end. The theme is never give up on your hopes also it can be determination can overcome anything. What I learned from this story is even though people put you down you have to be strong if you really want something.I liked this story because it's everyone's dream and cliché to have which to me is such a guilty pleasure. My overall thoughts about this story is that everyone should a chance to read even though you've watched the movie it has originality that you won't get from watching the film.