It seemed to me that Vonnegut didn't choose the play, Cinderella, randomly. One reason that I think that this play is important is because it's referenced so much, but more specifically, the Blue Fairy Godmother and the azure and pink trim of the stage. It seems that the Blue Fairy Godmother was supposed to symbolize that some people thought that they were better than the others, but ultimately, they were all the same (i.e. the
Englishmen were still living in the same area as the "disgusting Americans"). Does this make sense to anyone else and is it logical to come to that conclusion? I also thought that the Azure and pink trim of the stage was also significant. I took this as another reference to the blue and ivory, because the "ivory" was referencing skin, which you could also say that skin is a pinkish hue. Has anyone else thought of this and is this a good connection, or is this a stretch?
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