How To Struggle In Adeline Yen Mah's Chinese Cinderella
In the autobiography ‘Chinese Cinderella’, Adeline Yen Mah shares the story of her childhood as an unwanted daughter. Throughout her story, she faces many challenges that she must overcome. These challenges test her; they are able to make her stronger, wiser, but also weaker. With the right coping strategies, the difficulties she encounters will make her stronger and wiser; however, without developing the right attributes, the hardships she opposes will make her weaker and more incapable. Adeline’s autobiography shows us that it is the challenges in life that make us stronger and wiser, but without the right coping strategies, they can also make us weaker.
Throughout the autobiography, Adeline displays loyalty and courage, factors that contribute …show more content…
As she considers herself invaluable to her family, her self-esteem is very low. After Ye Ye’s funeral, Niang announces that Adeline is “looking uglier and uglier”. Losing Ye Ye and then being subjected to Niang’s open disdain makes Adeline feel weak and depressed. When asked by her friends what “redeeming features” she thinks she has, she answers “nothing” because she “doesn’t think any of her features are any good”, even though her friends vote her “most likely to succeed”. She believes that no one cares for her; when Father forgets her name on the plane, she assumes that she “means so little to him” that he “doesn’t even remember her name”. However, although some challenges do make Adeline weaker, with the right coping strategies, she manages to endure the hurt and suffering she experiences. A coping strategy of such is when she realizes that she is loved and accepted by Aunt Reine and Victor. Aunt Reine tells her that “nobody is going to be treated differently” and through that experience, Adeline “feels like she is their third child”. It is evident that the challenges Adeline faces make her stronger and wiser; however, they can also make her weaker, which, with the right developing attributes, can give her strength instead of causing as
Throughout the autobiography, Adeline displays loyalty and courage, factors that contribute …show more content…
As she considers herself invaluable to her family, her self-esteem is very low. After Ye Ye’s funeral, Niang announces that Adeline is “looking uglier and uglier”. Losing Ye Ye and then being subjected to Niang’s open disdain makes Adeline feel weak and depressed. When asked by her friends what “redeeming features” she thinks she has, she answers “nothing” because she “doesn’t think any of her features are any good”, even though her friends vote her “most likely to succeed”. She believes that no one cares for her; when Father forgets her name on the plane, she assumes that she “means so little to him” that he “doesn’t even remember her name”. However, although some challenges do make Adeline weaker, with the right coping strategies, she manages to endure the hurt and suffering she experiences. A coping strategy of such is when she realizes that she is loved and accepted by Aunt Reine and Victor. Aunt Reine tells her that “nobody is going to be treated differently” and through that experience, Adeline “feels like she is their third child”. It is evident that the challenges Adeline faces make her stronger and wiser; however, they can also make her weaker, which, with the right developing attributes, can give her strength instead of causing as