Cinderella

Depressing means causing someone to feel sad or without hope. In the book Chinese Cinderella the main character Adeline, a young girl, is put down, persecuted, wipped, assaulted, and made fun of. Reading about all of the things that happened to Adeline throughout her childhood made me feel bad for her, and made me feel sad that this was a real story. Chinese Cinderella was a page turning book because it made you want to read more, and see what happens to Adeline in the end. Its sad that a…

“Chinese Cinderella is dedicated to you (unwanted children) with the fervent wish that you will persist in trying to do your best in the face of hopelessness; to have faith in the end your spirit will prevail; to transcend your abuse and transform it into a source of courage, creativity and compassion.” (Yen Mah xii) Adeline Yen Mah’s memoir of her childhood was influential as she overcame hardships and burdens; finding hope in difficult situations. The story was inspirational because Adeline…

This novel was written by Adeline Yen Mah. Chinese Cinderella is a true story about an unwanted daughter. The author Adeline Yen Mah is telling us about her life between the ages of four through her early teens. At the beginning of the story she comes home with a medal the very first week of school. She received the medal for being the best student of the week. Aunt Baba was so proud of her little niece, so she put the certificate and the medal, the same place she kept her valuables. Aunt Baba…

Adeline Yen Mah’s autobiography, Chinese Cinderella, tells the tale of a young girl in 20th century China who was severely abused and neglected throughout her childhood. Her story also resembles the Chinese Cinderella story Yeh-Shen. Throughout her novel, many themes and issues are addressed including Adeline’s perseverance, her broken family relationships and realising her own self worth and importance. Through multiple positioning techniques and Yen Mah’s vivid vignettes, readers gain personal…

believe that one single positive dream is more important than a thousand negative realities” (Yen Mah xii). This quote was written by the author of Chinese Cinderella who taught that one dream can be better than all your negative realities. This novel is very encouraging to have faith even when times are ruthless. In the story, Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah, the memoir really inspires students to stand up for what they believe. Through Adeline's struggles, it teaches readers to work hard…

An unwanted child is a depressed child. Depression is a horrible thing. The Chinese Cinderella, Adeline, is an unwanted child. Some would even say that she is depressed. Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah is an inspirational story because she is self reliant, able to realize a problem and then solve it, and able to recognize a power change even though she came from an abusive childhood. Adeline was able to recognize a do a power change from Nai Nai to Niang. "In those few moments…

In the story “Chinese Cinderella” It tells about this Girls life. Her name being “Adeline-Yen Mah”. A ten year old who lives in China you get to read about her life of living without a mother or a father. Also having a family that hates her and consenters her “bad luck”. The mother of Adeline died giving birth to her. The mother of Adeline Died From a high fever three days after Adeline was born. Adeline mother died two weeks after Adeline was born. Even Adeline’s own sister hated her…

The book Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah tells a story of a girl who has many ways in which she needs to show courage throughout her life, such as when she walked home from school by herself, when she stood up for Youngest sister when Niang was unfairly scolding her and when she was alone in the school in Tianjin. Explained at the beginning of the book, after Adeline was born her mother died, which caused her to be a symbol of bad luck to her family and therefore caused this maltreatment.…

The book, Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah is a true story about the author’s childhood growing up in China during the 1940s. The main character, Adeline is an unwanted child because her mother dies giving birth to her. She is unwanted by her family because Adeline is considered bad luck to them. Her father remarries a 17 year old and both of them have two children, including his four stepchildren. Adeline is the youngest of the stepchildren. The family also lives with Adeline’s…

Adeline is like a broken toy, forgotten and not loved. The novel Chinese Cinderella explains how a young girl fights through her heartbreak and suffer. Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah tells a story about a young Chinese girl who has a depressing life, and her siblings accusing her of killing there mother. Her grandmother dies of a massive stroke, and her mean step-mother slaps her and physically abuses her throughtout the entire book. Also, her first pet is brutally murdered by her…