By Layla Cruz Martinez

Faculty Mentor: Antonia Delgado-Poust

Abstract

This is a Cinderella story with a touch of reality. In this story, Cinderella dreams of escaping her stepfather and stepbrothers to find her true love who will treat her how she deserves to be treated. She dreams of someone who will see her as more than a servant. However, what she doesn’t realize is that men like her stepfather and stepbrothers are everywhere and her dreams are a little bit more complicated to achieve than she thinks.