Adeline Yen-Mah's Chinese Cinderella

The memoir, Chinese Cinderella, by Adeline Yen-Mah is inspirational. “A Little Princess” is a very uplifting story for Adeline. In her story, she says “Coming from a secure and happy home, Wu Chun-mei couldn’t grasp the impact this message had upon me.” (Mah 60) “If I tried hard enough to become a princess inside, like Sara Crew, perhaps I too might one day reverse everyone’s poor opinion of me.” (Mah 60) Adeline hopes so much for a loving family and wants them to think more of her. She tells herself that she could possibly be a princess inside like Sara Crew to reverse everyone’s opinion of her. Due to Adeline’s thoughts, her family may include her. Adeline wants to get “A’s” to get her family’s attention, but mostly father’s. “She took the