How Is Cinderella Alike

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Cinder vs. Ella

After reading Cinder and watching Cinderella, I thought they were similar but with further noticing details, they may be more different. Two different stories with two different plots, so different yet so similar. Cinder is about a cyborg who finds out she’s the rightful heir to the Lunar crown. Ella on the other hand is about a fantasy love between the Prince and the mysterious princess. Ella is also known as Cinderella gets her happy ending and Cinder is left at a cliffhanger where she receives no happy ending.

First of all, let’s start off with their differences. Cinder is a cyborg and a Lunar (person from the moon) and Ella is only human. Cinder takes place in a futuristic setting where

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