I think "True Stories" and "Cinderella" are very similar and interconnected. "True Stories," in my opinion, meant that the story you hear or read is not the true one. It is one that is manipulated to sound wonderful and to have a happy ending, but there is plenty untold. There are hardships that get you to that happy ending, if you even make it that far.
"Cinderella" is one of those untrue stories. She goes against her evil stepmother for a night and she meets prince charming. However, as Sexton writes, "Cinderella and the prince lived, they say, happily ever after" (100-101). The true story is probably more along the lines of: they broke up a couple of months after getting married because Cinderella was nothing more than an object to the prince. If anyone has seen the musical Into the Woods, you'll understand what I'm talking about. No marriage is perfect and there's plenty that needs to be told about that of Cinderella's and her prince charming. As Sexton sarcastically remarks, they lived "like two dolls in a museum case" (102). If only.
For anyone curious as to the scene in Into the Woods I'm talking about, here's a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ5-9Ho3n_I Be warned of some plot spoilers though (especially with the movie coming out in a couple of months).
As much as I hate to admit it, you are probably closer to the true story when you mention that the two probably split up later. I much prefer to think that Cinderella could have had her happy ending, especially since she was not given much happiness prior to her marriage. The line that spoke of how the two lived like "dolls in a museum case" made me think that the author was explaining how their life seemed perfect on the outside, but that inwardly they were emotionless like dolls. I think that this goes along with your analysis of the life they led after their marriage.
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