Literary Devices In Cinder

Marissa Meyer's Cinder is a prose fiction novel loosely based on the classic fairytale Cinderella. Cinder is set in a futuristic world filled with Robots, Cyborgs, and Lunars. Although published in 2011 Meyer's work is set to become a favorite of our time. Through first impressions, examining literary devices, and evaluation and review Cinder will prove itself to be a modern classic. When having first impressions its hard not to judge a book from its cover. In fact all one has to go on before reading a book is the cover, synopsis, and author's previous books. Cinder was expected to be a good read even before reading it. Meyer is a best-selling author and her work is critically acclaimed. The knowledge that Cinder is based on Cinderella is not a secret. From the cover to the first page it was obvious where the author got her inspiration from. Cinder was an enjoyable read. The author was clearly writing for entertainment purposes. Each division of the book contained an excerpt from Cinderella foreshadowing the events of that section. Reading Cinder was neither difficult nor tedious. Meyer defined unknown words within Cinder nullifying the need for a dictionary. First impressions rang true throughout the story, confirming that Cinder is a new

Cinder is told in Cinder's point of view. However there are a few chapters told from Dr. Erlands point of view. This story uses an innumerable amount of images and symbols. For example Queen Levana forces the protesters to stop protesting during a speech where she used her magical lunar powers. This symbolizes how propaganda can change a persons mind if they believe it. Cinder also contains an intriguing plotline. From start to finish Cinder hooks readers and doesn't let them go. From the interesting character development to foreshadowing to plot twists, this book has it