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Plot Summary of Cinderfella
"Charmaine is the daughter of a wealthy rancher. She has spent time giving modern lectures on marriage and children on the East Coast, and plans never to marry. Ash is a poor farmer, trying to hold his family farm together with absolutely no help from his stepmother and stepbrothers.

In a desperate attempt to keep her in Kansas, Charmaine's father throws a ball so that Charmaine can meet a husband. Ash's visiting godfather helps disguise him so that he can attend the party. Ash and Charmaine dance happily, but at the end of the evening nobody has any idea who the masked stranger was.

Charmaine's father believes the stranger has compromised Charmaine, and so sets out to find him and make him marry her, with the help of a lost boot. Ash and Charmaine are forced to marry. Although they begin to fall in love despite the forced marriage, Charmaine still wants to retain her independence, and Ash struggles with feelings of not being worthy of Charmaine."

Steph, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Time/era of story - 19th century
Forbidden/mismatched love? Yes
How mismatched? - poor loving rich
If one lover chases another... - they alternate

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - farmer
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - squeaky clean virgin
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on him Yes
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Physique - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - wealthy
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - not very romantic
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 80%
Focus of story - equally on him and her
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