Adeline Yen Mah's Chinese Cinderella

"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. Despite these things, Ye Xian's stepmother despised her, giving her own daughter superiority. A few years later Ye Xian's father died as well leaving her in despair. Ye Xian's stepmother made sure that Ye Xian was unhappy even to the point of killing her only friend, a fish, and eating him. This made Ye Xian extremely sad, but her mother appeared to her and told her to find the fish bones and keep them. She did so and they granted her wish to go to the festival. When Ye Xian left

Chinese Cinderella is the autobiography of Adeline Yen Mah. Adeline was born to a powerful businessman and his wife who died shortly after giving birth to her. Even though Adeline excelled in school and everything she attempted all of her family hated her for the death of her mother. Adeline's only friend was her Aunt Baba, who adored and took care of her. Adeline tried to receive her families' approval but whenever something seemed to be going well, something bad happened. Adeline was sent away to boarding school to be kept away from her Aunt Baba. She was also left in Tianjin when the rest of her family moved to Hong Kong. She was mistreated and despised. Yet she battled through all of the anger and convinced her father to allow her to study in England where she became a doctor. These two stories incorporate loss, mistreatment, and wishes to bring together Adeline Yen Mah and Ye