“ The wip started to snap at me harder and harder leaving only pain in my body,”Said Adeline p. 37. Some people might know how these emotions feel. In the novel, Chinese Cinderella, by Yen Mah it has very depressing emotions for these reasons. This memoir is depressing because Adeline is physically abused, her siblings pick on her, and she is unwanted by her family.
Through Adeline's life she gets physically abused. It is proven by the quote, “Father got back home and whipped me with his belt.” p.35. This is important because no kid should ever be physically abused. The quote is important because Adeline gets in trouble and causes mischief. She should never have gotten whipped. Another quote of Adeline getting abused is, “ Niang slapped my face so hard I almost fell to the floor.” p.144. This is important because Niang thinks that she is better than Adeline in everything in life. Niang won't trust Adeline because she thinks that Adeline is too dumb to know anything. …show more content…
Adeline is made fun of her siblings by the quote, “ My brothers were making fun of me when I stepped into the living room.” p.53. This is important because her brothers think that her parents favor Adeline. Adeline's siblings,don't know that her parents abuse her. Another quote of Adeline's siblings making fun of her is, “ Third brother whispered a mean comment about me and then the rest of my brothers laughed.”p.67. I now know why third brother made a mean comment about Adeline because he thinks that she is different from the others. She is different from the others by being the smartest kid in her
Through Adeline's life she gets physically abused. It is proven by the quote, “Father got back home and whipped me with his belt.” p.35. This is important because no kid should ever be physically abused. The quote is important because Adeline gets in trouble and causes mischief. She should never have gotten whipped. Another quote of Adeline getting abused is, “ Niang slapped my face so hard I almost fell to the floor.” p.144. This is important because Niang thinks that she is better than Adeline in everything in life. Niang won't trust Adeline because she thinks that Adeline is too dumb to know anything. …show more content…
Adeline is made fun of her siblings by the quote, “ My brothers were making fun of me when I stepped into the living room.” p.53. This is important because her brothers think that her parents favor Adeline. Adeline's siblings,don't know that her parents abuse her. Another quote of Adeline's siblings making fun of her is, “ Third brother whispered a mean comment about me and then the rest of my brothers laughed.”p.67. I now know why third brother made a mean comment about Adeline because he thinks that she is different from the others. She is different from the others by being the smartest kid in her