Adeline Yen Mah

This book called “The Chinese Cinderella”. It’s by a woman named Adeline Yen Mah. The Genre of the book Autobiographical Fiction. This story took place in China through 1941-1951. This book tells the life of the author growing up as child. This story is about a girl named Adeline Yen Mah. She was born in Tianjin, her mother dies a few weeks after she was born so her family despises her for that tragic moment.She plays the role of a little sweet girl. Her father wish for nothing to left of her…

Adeline has been whipped,thoroughly beaten, and has had a torturous life she never was welcomed by the family and had a depressing life. The memoir Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah is a story about a girl with a depressing life. Adeline was always depressed about being last on everything. Victor once said “It’s so unfair why doesn’t she ever get to go anywhere with us. Niang screamed That’s just the way it is! “( Yen Mah 156)She doesn’t get to go even with her own family. They treat her as…

The story of Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah is a story of a little girl that is isolated from her family, her whole life. From Adeline’s birth her family didn’t accept her and didn’t like her; especially Niang. Although Adeline’s biological brother and sisters were treated worse than their step-brother and sister, Adeline was treated worse. She didn’t have anyone to look out for her, besides Aunt Baba. Adeline had one person to look out for her, Aunt Baba, but she also had a pet that she…

Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah is an inspirational story because she is unwanted and found her way, she persevered even in the worst times, and in the end she triumphed and felt good about it. Adeline is unwanted and not cared about, but still was able to find her way. Adeline is unwanted because her dad always ignores her.For example,“ I realized nobody had missed me. They didn't even know I wasn't home.” This shows that since father wasn't paying attention to Adeline he didn't know that…

“ 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…

Cinderella Essay Introduction: Adeline Yen Mah from the novel Chinese Cinderella encounters abuse from family, loss of loved ones and has low self-esteem. She strives through these hardships by using her determination, being optimistic, her imagination and support from loved ones. These attributes helped Adeline cope with these hard times to prove her family wrong and achieve her future in going to the University in England. Paragraph 1: In Chinese Cinderella Adeline would find her…

Cinderella: The Secret Story of an Unwanted daughter written by Adeline Yen Mah, a Chinese-American physician who describes her lonely experiences growing up in China during the Second World War. Even though she tries to make the most out of her horrible situation, she never wins under Father and Niang’s control. She is sent to many boarding schools, hated by her siblings, and had a father who forgot her name and date of birth. Adeline was sent by Niang to many boarding schools.…

“Self doubt” is something like myself and others, have experience in our life. In my early childhood, I remember I love to make art, to this day I still do. I had what a little kid had to make little art pieces; markers, watercolor, crayons, color pencils, and a lot of cheap dollar store office supplies. I had a big imagination as a child and I drew what I thought were my pride and joy, and at that age I knew I couldn’t do art for my future and I thought drawing won’t make a huge impact in my…