theme of family and relationships. The reader feels disgust and sadness for Adeline‚ and pity for her as Niang’s despise for her tears her and her siblings apart by bringing Huge Sister over to ‘their side’. Leaving behind & Loneliness: ‘One by one they were greeted and led away by nervous mothers. Nobody came for me.’ (page 30) This quote relates to the theme of leaving behind and loneliness. The reader pities Adeline and it is simple to empathise with her as she watches ass her friends taken
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The novel ‘Chinese Cinderella’ is an autobiography written by Adeline Yen Mah‚ describing her childhood and younger teenage years as an unwanted daugther. Unlike most children‚ Adeline had a difficult time growing up. All throughout her life she was bullied and looked down upon by most of her family. At a young age Adeline is constantly being left behind by her family‚ leaving her to feel like the unwanted daughter. Throughout the whole novel‚ Adeline is looked down at and is never acknowledged
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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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As a young child‚ Adeline faced many sad and hard times and was a very successful girl. She had a great amount of determination which helped her to become successful and achieve her life goal. The memoir‚ Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah‚ is a very inspirational story. It was an inspirational story of Adeline never giving up‚ continuously trying to make her father proud‚ and going through many hardships and still becoming successful. Adeline was advancing in her learning because she never gave
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for Adeline to succeed and overcome her childhood. In the memoir‚ Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah‚ the author writes about the support from Ye Ye‚ Aunt Baba‚ and also rising above her abusive childhood. Ye Ye is one of the reasons why Adeline was able to succeed. Adeline’s grandfather stated‚ “‘I ordered the maids to set up a cot in my room at once. While Niang is in this euphoric mood‚ quickly unpack your bag and settle in before she changes her mind about your staying here’”(Yen Mah 148)
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directly on later life. A perfect example of the power that education has over our life circumstances is the autobiography of Ms. Adeline Yen Mah‚ “Chinese Cinderella”. The power of education assisted and influenced Adeline in many ways‚ from becoming an accepted and highly respected individual to escaping her family circumstances and strengthening her self-esteem. Adeline wished to be accepted by everyone and it was through education that she got the most acceptance. A driving force in her life was
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An analytical Essay on Chinese Cinderella and Water By Meyuri Mahendrarajah In today’s world we share many experience with other people from different parts of the world. In this analytical essay global conections and human experiences by will be explored by comparing and contrasting the novel Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah and the film Water by Deepa Mehta. The novel Chinese Cinderella describes Adeline’s experiences growing up as an unwanted daughter and was published in 1999 and is
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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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story begins. The story Chinese Cindrella is a story that tells you about the main character Adeline’s sad childhood.In the novel‚ Chinese Cinderella by Allen Yangma is depressing. It is depressing because she is mistreated‚ treated like a servant‚ and sent away. Mistreated‚ to be mistreated is the act of being unfair to others‚ this is exactly how Adelines childhood was. For example‚¨ I meant so little to him‚ I was such a nobody that he didn´t even remember my name (Yen Mah 124). This is depressing
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yourself before anyone else can believe in you too. In Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah‚ YeYe and Aunt Baba demonstrated their belief in Adeline by showing her that she is special and that her education is important. With their support‚ Adeline was able to succeed even though she had a rough childhood. YeYe shows Adeline that he thinks she is special and precious. When Aunt Baba was distracting Adeline from her homework YeYe defends Adeline. He tells Aunt Baba‚ “Let her study! She won’t disappoint
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