""A Gold Slipper"" is a short story written by Willa Cather. It tells the story of a young girl named Flavia who is forced to marry a wealthy man she doesn't love in order to save her family from financial ruin. Flavia's husband is obsessed with buying her expensive gifts, including a pair of gold slippers. Despite her initial reluctance to wear them, Flavia becomes enamored with the slippers and wears them everywhere she goes. However, her happiness is short-lived when she realizes that her husband's love for her is only superficial and that he values her more for her material possessions than for who she is as a person. The story explores themes of love, marriage, and the dangers of materialism.THIS 36 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Youth and the Bright Medusa, by Willa Cather. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 1417917318.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.