stepmother Niang. In the memoir The Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen it shows a lot of depressing things to Adeline Yen. It is depressing because it shows Adeline suffering throughout the book. In the Yen family Adeline is always last and receives the worst things. For example “we were delighted to find seven baby ducklings. As usual Fourth brother picked first, followed by Little sister, Big sister, Big brother, second brother and third brother.” (72-73) This quote is important because it shows everyone
“The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted”(Mother Teresa). In the autobiography, Chinese Cinderella, Adeline Yen Mah gets abused by her family emotionally and spiritually, she feels more comfortable with a different family taking care of her, and Adeline’s siblings blame her for their mother’s death. Through this rough journey, Adeline wonders why she is treated this way by her family. When Adeline moves into Niang’s house, everyone is
Depressing means to have low spirits and sadness within you. Sadly, some people in the world are depressed for many different reasons. Adeline had a depressing early age and continued a depressing life. The novel, Chinese Cinderella by Yen Meh, is depressing. Adeline suffers through unfair treatment to children, stepmothers beating her and only a few people caring about her. During this novel, Adeline has many heartbreaking experiences through her life. “ The second floor is where your father and
Write ONE character analysis –personality (use quotes), background, key milestones, how the character develops / changes or why you like/don’t like this character Adeline Yen Mah (Wu Mei) Count: 437 words Hard Working/Smart In the opening chapter, Adeline is awarded a medal for topping her class. When her siblings see this at the dinner table, they immediately try to play down it's importance. Although the third brother congratulated Adeline on this big achievement, second brother's action
In the novel ‘Chinese Cinderella’, Adeline writes about her life of rejection and hardship of a family who didn’t love her. Adeline is rejected by her family because she is thought to be bad luck since her mother died very soon after she was born. She gets stronger and wiser from hard times like loneliness at a boarding school, the death of her pet duck PLT and being rejected by her family. What helped her through this hard life was advice from her Aunt Baba, gaining confidence through entering a
sad, scared, depressing. This is what Adeline has to go through every day, will she recover or just keep suffering in Niangs hands? Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yehn Ma is depressing story because adeline is Hated, leaving the family, and having members of her family pass away. Adeline was hated by quite a few people. Adeline was mainly hated my Niang, she also was hated by all of her brothers and her older sister because the death of her mother when she was born. Niang and her Father were hard
Adeline's childhood was painful and hard for her, but her courage and hope helped her triumph over her despair. Even though her life was painful and tough she still had hope to bring her to the top. The memoir, Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mei, is depressing because she was accused, forgotten, and unwanted during her childhood. During her life, Adeline was accused every day by her entire family. An example of this is when Niang said, “Where did you get this money?...Until you give me
Adeline has one depressing life, she is always doing stuff that no one likes. However, the way she lives her life is one way to a happy life later on. The novel, Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah is a depressing story that talks about Adeline's life time story and what she has to go through. She is always unwanted, her parents send her to a orphanage, and she always feels like she is invisible. Adeline is never fitting in, she always feels like she’s unwanted. For example, “If you had not
help of Wu Chun Mei. Aunt Baba and YeYe treat her fairly when no one else in her family does. When she is in the Sacred Heart Orphanage, she wins the international playwriting competition with her play Gone With the Locusts. The novel, Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah, Adeline had to work hard to become class president, especially with hard conditions. “ Though my parents tell me I'm worthless, I've proved the, wrong! Of all the girls in my class, they have chosen me to become president
The memoir of Shohreh Aghdashloo Alley of Love and Yellow Jasmine contains many positive events in her life as well as many difficult events as she went through as she was becoming a Hollywood actress. Aghdashloo’s life was truly a of the roller coaster ride because she went through some ultimately positive events that helped her throughout her whole life and some harrowing events she wished it never had happened. Anyone can relate to Shohreh life story. Behind all the Hollywood movies and the