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Niang (Jeanne Virginie Prosperi), Father (Joseph Yen), Nai Nai, Aunt Baba, and Ye Ye. Nai Nai is Adeline's grandmother. She is portrayed as a wise old lady. Her and Ye Ye are married. They are both Adeline's grandparents and they always teach Adeline about foot binding and how lucky Adeline is to be born after they demolished the foot binding law. Sadly, Nai Nai dies which is why father must find a new woman of the house. Father marries Niang. Joseph Yen is Adeline's fraternal father. When he…

Composers have the power to create different worlds and new messages. The autobiographical novel Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah and the drama Across the Barricades by Joan Lingard demonstrate the hardships faced by individuals in difficult circumstances and their ability to escape to new places. In these texts the composers have developed the concept of new messages having the power to change an individual’s lack of acceptance in their world. _In Chinese Cinderella, the protagonist…

Throughout Adeline’s life the concept of affectivity and affective neutrality took precedent within her family, she couldn’t rely on receiving emotional gratification from a relationship. Most often Adeline was subject to verbal abuse from her step mother, as well as physical abuse. Adeline won class president at her school one year, to celebrate her friends showing up uninvited to her house to celebrate her victory. However no victory was to ensue but instead humiliation by Niang for all to…

Chinese Cinderella is the perfect title for this touching and emotional novel. Chinese Cinderella is a true story of Adeline Yen Mah's childhood where she was hated and despised by her family because she is believed to be the cause of her mother's death. Despite this, she is an extremely intelligent girl trying exceedingly hard at school, desperate to prove her worth. Some of the themes evident in this novel are perseverance, isolation, Tragedy, Acceptance and self-worth. One of the themes of…

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…

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.…

Adeline Yen Mah takes you back to the 1940’s and describes her life as the unwanted daughter on the book Chinese Cinderella. Adeline describes her life in great details, she never leaves one moment untouched. She brings tears to your eyes with deep, dark and beautiful words. The most admirable quality of this book is the raw emotion and qualities Yen Mah demonstrates. Adeline Yen Mah started writing at a very young age. She was very fluent in english literature and writing. She would tell her…

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…

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 maintained her dedication and was able to succeed in school and…