Cultural experience can influence a person’s perspective, view and change in the world. In the book, Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah, it is shown and proven that culture affects a person’s society, decisions, and human perspective. Adeline’s life is shaped around the Chinese culture she lives by that is enforced by her stepmother while being restricted of freedom and influenced by outside cultures, such as her classmates. Culture can be an influence by making the decisions you make, or, in
Chinese Cinderella is one of the most depressing book ever. The book is about how a girl named Adeline's life is it is so stressful for her. Mostly there is a lot of people or animals that die that she loves. Such as PLT and mother Ye Yeand more. I also think it is depressing because she is a hardworker and always gets hurt for something she did or didn't do. Or even didn't mean to do. Adeline's story is depressing because she gets beaten, doesn't get to be with her friends, and her mother died
Adeline never giving up and always trying harder and harder to get into college and to be noticed by her Father. Thomas A. Edison said this so nobody would give up. Also, you have to always keep trying until you succeed, just like Adeline did. Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah is an inspirational story because Adeline got her wish to go to college, she finally got treated differently, and her father is now proud of her. First, she finally got her wish to go to college by all her hard work. It was
The Chinese Cinderella is a true story of an unwanted daughter by the name of Adeline. Adeline’s aunt is the only person who is not mean to her. This book is very good, but sad at the same time. However, why does her family hate her so much? This paper will tell you all about her childhood. Adeline is the protagonist. She was very nice, but nobody was nice to her. She was in elementary school, but she changed grades throughout the book. She liked going to school and learning. She was a small weak
Adeline Yen Mahs Presentation of Chinese Culture in Chinese Cinderella Adeline Yen Mah was born in 1937 in China during cultural upheaval. 'Chinese Cinderella' is an autobiography of Yen Mah's life during the ages of 4-14 years. As the book is a portrait that is only written from Yen Mah's view over life it would differ if someone else wrote it. The Chinese culture, traditions and history changed dramatically when the French involved themselves in their lives. Yen Mah actually lived
“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure” -Albert Einstein. This quote goes with my outlook on the novel Chinese Cinderella because in the quote it is saying that if you should want success more than having fear of failure. The book Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah is an inspirational story. There were parts in the story that were really inspirational. Adeline went through many different situations and in all of them she tried so hard to make
“ Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.” - Swami Sivananda. Only you can create your future and control your success in life. Adeline Yen Mah finds a way to get through her tough life and keep her head up. Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah is an inspirational story. Adeline, abused and treated horribly by her stepmother, rose above her dreadful life. She is an inspiration because she keeps going when she is treated horribly and learns to have
The Second Brother is the most physically abusive antagonists in Chinese Cinderella. Adelina Yen Mah uses specific literary devices in order to show us how malicious the Second Brother can be when it comes to the treatment towards Wu Mei. He is depicted through dialogue and action as being a very sneaky, hostile sibling in the family. In addition to the negative behavior that is shown the Second brother also goes into acts of physical violence towards Wu Mei. Besides physically attacking his sister
as "bad luck" in her family. Her childhood to age 14 was a mix of feelings and a miserable experience for her. People in her family like Niang and Father didn't respect her at all and made her feel horrible about herself. The autobiography , Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah, is depressing because the author writes her miserable childhood to age 14. Adeline's guardians Niang and Father don't treat her with respect or love that she is supposed to have. Adeline loved PLT with all her heart and
herself and her peers. In the story Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah, Adeline compares herself to Mulan. Adeline courageously stands up for herself while facing many verbal and physical battles. Adeline is truly an inspirational character and will take many risks to protect the things she cares about. Adeline fights for respect from her family and never gives up even when all odds are against her. In the story Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah, Adeline compares
In the text “Chinese Cinderella”, Adeline Yen Mah is both a fortunate and unfortunate child. A fortunate child is someone that is favored, lucky, loved, happy and thriving. On the other hand being unfortunate is to be unlucky, poor, cursed, miserable and Adeline is neither. In the text, it is presented that she has had multiple occurrences with bad luck. Continuously it shows that she is unfortunate because her family does not care about her. Due to Adeline having a horrendous childhood shows that
In her autobiography, ‘Chinese Cinderella’, Adeline Yen Mah recounts painful memories of a childhood of neglect. The main themes explored in the text are family, abandonment, and self-esteem. Yen Mah’s portrayal of difficult situations in her home life, encourages readers to sympathise with her difficulty, although it is Adeline’s tenacious will to never give up as a child, despite trying circumstances, that enables readers to also like her as a character and hope that she will ultimately succeed
In the Autobiography ‘Chinese Cinderella’, by Adeline Yen Mah, Adeline has grown to become a much stronger and somewhat wiser person towards the end of the novel compared to how she was at the beginning. However, there are still some areas that she still shows weaknesses because of the way she was treated when she was a young girl. Adeline has grown a lot throughout the novel she has use her relationships with people to help herself stay strong. During ‘Chinese Cinderella’, Adeline discoverer’s
Adeline suffered an abusive and mentally destructive life with only two people by her side to help. Aunt Baba and her grandfather,YeYe, supported her and inspired her into who she is today. In the memoir, Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah, Adeline needs Aunt Baba more than Aunt Baba needs her because she is neglected by Niang and Father, she doesn't like Niang, the boss of the family, and she doesn't have anyone else to love her. Adeline is very insecure and Aunt Baba is the only person who loves
Good evening special guests, John Paul College staff, parents and most importantly, students. I’m Adeline Yen Mah, author of “Chinese Cinderella” and “Falling Leaves”. Thank you for having me in this very special night. Firstly I will start with something simple. Please close your eyes and open your hands. Now imagine what you would like to place in your hands. It could be anything: a school report full of A+ and certificates, a wallet, even a house; it doesn’t need to be a specific object that fits
impossible. The word itself says ‘I’m possible!’” (Audrey Hepburn). This applies to the style of which Adeline Yen Mah wrote her autobiography Chinese Cinderella to all of its readers. No matter how many people who have read the story and believe it is depressing, they are correct, however, it is also and most importantly, inspirational. Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah is an inspirational story because it shows how Adeline has courage, she steps out of her comfort zone, and she inspires others
The story of The Unwanted Child Adeline Yen Mah was the author of Chinese Cinderella. She didn’t have the best of life as a young child, she was sent away to many different schools. It was especially hard because her stepmother was always imperiously. Adeline always felt chagrined, because no one really showed that they loved her except for some people. Aunt Baba, Ye Ye, and her cousin Victor were part of the few people who cared about her and who she could be herself around and feel like she belonged
"Your future is limitless, and I shall always be proud of you, my Chinese Cinderella," Aunt Baba. In the book Chinese Cinderella, by Adeline Yen Mah, there are many similarities tying Adeline Yen Mah to the original story of "Ye Xian," by Ai-Ling Louie. The story of "Ye Xian," is the Chinese version of Cinderella from ancient China. Ye Xian is born to a Chief and her mother died giving birth to her. Ye Xian became a very skilled potter and quilter; she was very beautiful and loved by her father.
and experience it through their shoes. And though sometimes it may be dramatized, because literature is a mirror on the world we live in, the key themes of books remain genuine and pertinent to us. One of my favourite texts, the autobiography Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah, reflects on her childhood struggles for acceptance by her family. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka also reflects alienation in the context of a hostile family environment. The Metamorphosis powerfully illustrates the ability
and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.” (Mother Teresa) In Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah, Mother Teresa's words of wisdom apply to Adeline's life because she is always by herself with no one to defend her from her harsh parents, mean siblings, and the rest of the world. The memoir features Adeline as a lonely person at home and is unwanted by her parents. The book Chinese Cinderella is an inspiration of how she overcame her problems and succeeded in what she wanted