In fact, it wasn't until the year 850, that this story would be adapted to suit another powerful nation. The Chinese version of Cinderella story was very different, but had the core features of the original story. The story starts out about the cave chief name Wu. He had two wives, and each gave birth to a girl. The chief and Yeh-Shen’s mom, dies out of nowhere. The stepmother hates her, because she was more beautiful than the child she physically gave birth to. Since she was more beautiful than
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
her off to university to study. When Adeline's flown back to Tianjin to stay at a boarding school, Father couldn't remember her name or date of birth. This shows that her own father couldn't care less who she was, "...I'm afraid I've forgotten your Chinese name. Is it Jun-qing?" pg 140 "No Farther. That's Little Sister's name. Mine is Jun-Ling" pg 140. Because Father can't remember her date of birth either, Adeline is given her Farther's birth date which she is delighted about because it is the first
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 is screaming while her father is whipping her back with his belt. This all happened because of her cruel 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
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
“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
Adeline always had a rough childhood but managed to pull through the tough situation. She never failed to strive and do her best. The novel,Chinese Cinderella by: Adeline Yen Ma is inspirational. She shows this through her grades, college, and Aunt BaBa. This story is inspirational because of her above average grades. This is a quote that shows that the story is inspirational. “It’s an award for leading my class. My teacher says that I can wear it for seven days.”(9). This proves that Adeline