This book is as good as your favorite book times four. It keeps getting better and better as you read it. The novel Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen-Mah is inspiring because it talks about how Adeline was always working hard even though her family did not like her. As she grows up she gets sent to many boarding schools and that makes her work even harder. Aleline never gave up on her dream no matter what happened. For example‚ “It was announced today that 14 year old Hong Kong schoolgirl Adeline
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Chinese Cinderella is the story of Adeline Yen Mah’s youth as an unwanted daughter. Adeline lived long after the Opium War‚ however‚ the concession cities of Tianjin‚ Shanghai‚ and Hong Kong became the home of Adeline’s family. Adeline was isolated by Niang‚ her stepmother having a negative effect on her well-being pet PLT’s death. Conversely‚ she was shown justice by a stranger in her Aunt Reine. A cruelness towards Adeline was administered by her stepmother‚ the evil and arrogant Niang. The feeling
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The author of Chinese Cinderella Adeline Yen Mah illustrates the relationship she experiences within her family which defines the impact in her life as an individual. Throughout the novel‚ Adeline uses characterization‚ images‚ symbols and language to illustrate her journey from one who was abused and assaulted by her stepmother Niang‚ to one who loved and cherished by her Aunt Baba. Adeline’s relationship with her family has both ups and downs in it. Her relationship with Niang isn’t the one
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Chinese Cinderella Study Questions (Chapter 1-11) Chapter 1 (pgs. 1-3) 1. When does this story begin? Autumn‚ 1941 2. What is Adeline’s great accomplishment in this chapter? She was top of the class. 3. What is Aunt Baba like? Really kind‚ however very secretive about her sister. 4. What does Aunt Baba keep in her safe deposit box? Why? Jade Bracelet‚ Pearl Necklace and A diamond watch because they are her ‘treasures’. 5. How did Adeline’s mom die? She died giving birth to Adeline. 6. Why
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Team 1 1. ‘full of foreboding’ Alliterated phrase emphasizes Yen Mah’s sense of anticipation thus arousing melancholy as we’ve already been informed of her terrible life but sympathise with her for what’s about to happen. 2. ‘my heart was full of dread’ Repeated metaphor (there are three figures of speech about her ’heart’) adds tension and makes us see Yen Mah as genuine; ’full of dread’ and ’gave a giant lurch’ implies how intimidating the father is. Learning of this estrangement‚ we feel
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Identifying Theme: In class‚ we learned different clues for determining the theme‚ or biggest main message‚ of a fictional story. Use your guided notes with these clues to identify the theme of this story you may know – Cinderella. This is part of the original version of the story written by the Brothers Grimm. The wife of a rich man fell sick‚ and as she felt that her end was drawing near‚ she called her only daughter to her bedside and said‚ "Dear child‚ be good and pious‚ and then the good
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“The hardships that I endured in the past will help me succeed in the future.”-Philip Emeagwali. In the memoir Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah‚ Adeline is in a constant war with the challenges and the people in her early life. These challenges shaped who Adeline was and who she was yet to become‚ the hard times helped her pursue her success in the future. Chinese Cinderella is a depressing story because of all the hardships Adeline had to endure. Adeline had to face every challenge that came
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Chinese Cinderella The Origin of China The author of Chinese Cinderella comes from the most popular country‚ China. China is located in East Asia were there is a diverse amount of landscapes such as subtropical forest‚ desserts‚ grasslands‚ and mountains. China has a current population of 1.35 billion with a large amount of its people coming from its capital city Beijing; this is the largest city in Shanghai. In Shanghai you will meet a lot of Chinese people as that is there dominate
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Cinderella is an autobiography about Adeline Yen Mah’s childhood‚ starting in 1941. Throughout the book‚ Adeline explains her childhood in which she faces many dilemmas. She also describes how she was made to feel unwanted and unloved by most of her family. The story is set in World War 2‚ during the time period when the Japanese had invaded China. In the story‚ Adeline explains the amount of respect that all of the Chinese people had to show towards the Japanese. When Adeline was just four years
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judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree‚ it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid” (Albert Einstein). This quote especially applies to the main character of Chinese Cinderella‚ Adeline. Many people gave her the impression that she was worthless‚ but some believed in her. In the memoir Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah‚ Adeline has a very tough childhood. However‚ her grandfather‚ Ye Ye‚ and her aunt‚ Aunt Baba‚ continuously support her‚ and Adeline would not have risen above
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