Glass Slippers and Love
Wouldn't this make a fun Google search--why was a glass slipper, versus a wooden slipper marble slipper, gold, or clay slipper, chosen by Perrault in 1697, to identify one's true love?
My thought: Is love transparent?
Symbolism is fascinating. I'd like to hear from you why you think glass was chosen. No fair doing a Google search first!

4 Comments:
Love is fragile?
Would it represent the fragility of her stance, perhaps? After all, she's essentially misrepresenting herself and it will all go away at midnight.
But my 9-year-old has a much different theory: "Because it went with her dress! Duh, Mom!" lol
At the time of the original story, glass was a rarity that only the wealthy or extremely special could afford.
Like the 9 year old's answer. Life should be so easy as to be a set of 'duhs'. LOL
The man had a foot fetish?
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