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Adeline Yen Mah Character Analysis
Adeline Yen Mah is the fifth younger sister in the family is the last child of her original mother. Her family blames her for her mom’s death and calls her bad luck. They also often forget her and does not care for her. An example of this is when Adeline says “Eventually, I was the only one left. Nobody had come for me.” This shows how alone Adeline was and felt because of her family. Adeline was however very close to Aunt Baba and told her how she felt and whatever that was bothering her. Her goal was to become a famous writer and to make her grandfather, Aunt Baba, and her father proud which she did at the

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