Adeline Yen Mah's Chinese Cinderella

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The book Chinese Cinderella, an autobiography written by Adeline Yen Mah, entertains readers with a significant story of an undesired daughter who overcomes many challenges in her childhood. Adeline Yen Mah creates a compelling writing by including usage of melancholic tone and literary techniques in her book. In Adeline Yen Mah’s writing, a melancholic tone is used to reveal Adeline’s sorrow and misery. For example, in the scene when PLT-Adeline’s beloved pet-dies “‘She was my best friend in the whole world,’ I began tears welling up in spite of me. ‘Now I’ve lost her forever’”(84), her actions such as “tears welling up” creates a melancholic tone in the book. Readers are able to make connections to Adeline’s thoughts and the common situation

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