Cinderella âplot holesâ I am tired of hearing about
âWhy didnât her step family recognize her?â Because royal balls were basically the candle lit equivalent of clubbing in terms of both lighting and sheer numbers. Even if they were right next to her, they probably wouldnât get a good look, especially since it would have started after sundown. Also, she was the help; they probably hadnât looked at her in years.
âLooking for someone based on their shoe size is stupid!â See above.
âWas he going to have every size seven in the kingdom try the slipper on?â Prior to industrialization most garments were made by hand to fit the buyerâs measurements, including shoes. Itâs why poor people only had one pair. Itâs a lot smarter when you consider that they wouldâve fit her like a glove.
âYou canât run down stairs in heels!â I know this is a misconception resulting from historical revisionism and disneyfication, but high heels were not originally womenâs shoes. They were worn by men. Women wore slippers, which were basically ballet flats. So itâs debatable.
âGlass shoes donât make any sense!â Okay first of all, itâs called the suspension of disbelief, and secondly, theyâre gold in every other version but Perrault decided to change them to something else expensive.
âShe just went to the ball to find a man!â I know this isnât a plot hole but listen. As the daughter of a widower Cinderella wouldâve been running the household finances and acting as hostess if he hadnât remarried. By demoting Cinderella to a servant, her step-mother essentially guaranteed that she would never escape the house, because the only way for her to escape and maintain her status was to marry well, and no one was going to marry a servant. It was essentially the historical equivalent of your mom stealing your college acceptance letters out of the mailbox.
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