Chinese Cinderellqa, Adeline Yen Mah’s autobiography is a story pf a little girle forgotten by her family. Although Adelines life is equal parts neglect and love the happy times help her rise above her abusive family. Yen Mah shows this through PLT the duckling, WU Chun-mei and Niang, Adeline’s stepmpothe.
Although Adeline’s life has equal parts neglect and love, the happy times help her rise above her abusive family. Adeline is able to find the positive in any situation because even though she got the smallest duckling, she ‘took the duckling to her heart’ because ‘it comforted her to know she was needed.’ PLT is a symbol of love. He gives Adeline strength and courage to survive her ruthless family. This symbol implies that PLT was significant …show more content…
Adeline didn’t stay late to campaign for class president because she was afraid of what Niang would do if she wasn’t home in time. Wu Chun-mei tells Adeline ‘Don’t worry! I’ll win this thing for you!’ This expresses Wu Chun-mei really cares, as she says she will ‘win this thing’ for Adeline. It shows how strong their friendship is and how much one of them is willing to do to please the other. Through this quote Adeline shows how respected and loved she was at school.
Adeline gets physically and emotionally neglected by her stepmother, Niang. This is shown when Niang was ‘suffused with rage’ and ‘she slapped [Adeline]’. Niang also told Adeline that she was ‘manipulative’ and that she ‘should be sent away.’ Neglect is shown when ‘[Niang] slapped [Adeline’s] face so hard [she] almost fell’. This phrase reveals how unloved and forgotten Adeline was to her stepmother. After reading this the author wants us to know how much Adeline is overlooked and ignored.
Adeline Yen Mah’s autobiography, Chinese Cinderella is a book about a child neglected by her parents. Even though Adeline’s life is equally full of disrespect as it is love, ‘one positive dream is more important than a thousand negative realities.’ The author expresses this using Wu Chun-mei, Adeline’s stepmother Niang, and
Although Adeline’s life has equal parts neglect and love, the happy times help her rise above her abusive family. Adeline is able to find the positive in any situation because even though she got the smallest duckling, she ‘took the duckling to her heart’ because ‘it comforted her to know she was needed.’ PLT is a symbol of love. He gives Adeline strength and courage to survive her ruthless family. This symbol implies that PLT was significant …show more content…
Adeline didn’t stay late to campaign for class president because she was afraid of what Niang would do if she wasn’t home in time. Wu Chun-mei tells Adeline ‘Don’t worry! I’ll win this thing for you!’ This expresses Wu Chun-mei really cares, as she says she will ‘win this thing’ for Adeline. It shows how strong their friendship is and how much one of them is willing to do to please the other. Through this quote Adeline shows how respected and loved she was at school.
Adeline gets physically and emotionally neglected by her stepmother, Niang. This is shown when Niang was ‘suffused with rage’ and ‘she slapped [Adeline]’. Niang also told Adeline that she was ‘manipulative’ and that she ‘should be sent away.’ Neglect is shown when ‘[Niang] slapped [Adeline’s] face so hard [she] almost fell’. This phrase reveals how unloved and forgotten Adeline was to her stepmother. After reading this the author wants us to know how much Adeline is overlooked and ignored.
Adeline Yen Mah’s autobiography, Chinese Cinderella is a book about a child neglected by her parents. Even though Adeline’s life is equally full of disrespect as it is love, ‘one positive dream is more important than a thousand negative realities.’ The author expresses this using Wu Chun-mei, Adeline’s stepmother Niang, and