The Power Of Education In Adeline Yen Mah's Chinese Cinderella
‘Chinese Cinderella’ demonstrates the power of education.
Some people take their education for granted. They think that because public school education is free that it is worthless and pointless. But all of those people are wrong, because there’s no point in life if you don’t know anything. One person who values the power and worth of education is Adeline Yen Mah, who wrote the autobiography ‘Chinese Cinderella’. There are many ways the text clearly states the power of education. Adeline attending school took her mind off her adversity and it heavily assisted her in gaining acceptance and approval from her parents. Also, the education she received helped her obtain various achievements. Anything is possible if you get a good education and this is shown during the autobiography written by Yen Mah, who experienced all of this.
Adeline attending school got her mind off of her adversity because she was away from any source of her hardship. Adeline was happy attending school, in fact …show more content…
In this example Adeline is notice by her Father, ‘“Is the left side of your chest heavier?” Father continued, beaming with pride,’ (P. 9-10). Seeing as this never happens very often in her household, Adeline was happy with her achievement from her school. Because Adeline received a good education she got noticed for good reasons, not bad reasons, ‘So I was quite pleased to tell him you are my daughter. Well done,’ (P. 219). This extract from the autobiography proves that because of education, you can get noticed for good reasons. Acceptance can be shown in many different ways, Father being proud of Adeline was one of the ways he showed it, ‘For once, he was proud of me,’ (P. 220). This shows that the power of education can get people noticed for a good reason. That’s how Adeline got approval and acceptance from
Some people take their education for granted. They think that because public school education is free that it is worthless and pointless. But all of those people are wrong, because there’s no point in life if you don’t know anything. One person who values the power and worth of education is Adeline Yen Mah, who wrote the autobiography ‘Chinese Cinderella’. There are many ways the text clearly states the power of education. Adeline attending school took her mind off her adversity and it heavily assisted her in gaining acceptance and approval from her parents. Also, the education she received helped her obtain various achievements. Anything is possible if you get a good education and this is shown during the autobiography written by Yen Mah, who experienced all of this.
Adeline attending school got her mind off of her adversity because she was away from any source of her hardship. Adeline was happy attending school, in fact …show more content…
In this example Adeline is notice by her Father, ‘“Is the left side of your chest heavier?” Father continued, beaming with pride,’ (P. 9-10). Seeing as this never happens very often in her household, Adeline was happy with her achievement from her school. Because Adeline received a good education she got noticed for good reasons, not bad reasons, ‘So I was quite pleased to tell him you are my daughter. Well done,’ (P. 219). This extract from the autobiography proves that because of education, you can get noticed for good reasons. Acceptance can be shown in many different ways, Father being proud of Adeline was one of the ways he showed it, ‘For once, he was proud of me,’ (P. 220). This shows that the power of education can get people noticed for a good reason. That’s how Adeline got approval and acceptance from