luck. Adeline’s mother died in giving birth to her. Falling leaves is the true story of Adeline Yen Mah. It told of a person that was discriminated and emotionally abused by her family for all her life since her birth‚ all her life she suffered and was punished by her family from something she was innocent of and didn’t do. To understand this‚ a brief background of her family history should be known. Adeline’s Father Joseph Tsi-Rung Yen came from a rich family in Shanghai. He was born in
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Curtain" of China. Falling Leaves ‚ by Adeline Yen Mah‚ unveils the darker side of Chinese culture through her eyes as an unwanted Chinese daughter. Shocking mistreatment‚ of not only the author‚ but also the females in her extended family keep suspense alive throughout the book. My heart sobs at each account of Adeline’s tortured life‚ but through it all‚ there was a flicker of her spirit that could not be put out. In China‚ girls are seen as a possession or a "cheap commodity" (Yen Mah 100). Sons‚ especially
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compassion.” (Yen Mah xii). Later in Adeline Yen Mah’s life‚ she learned that she could turn all of her hurt and abuse into bravery. In her childhood‚ Adeline was unwanted and lonely. Adeline was mostly lonely at home. Adeline’s self esteem was very low‚ and she even wrote down the word “nothing” as what her best quality was. Being an unwanted child certainly played a role in her low self esteem. For example‚ “I’m afraid I’ve forgotten your Chinese name. Is it Jun-quing?” (Yen Mah 124). To begin
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Chinese Cinderella is an autobiography written by author Adeline Yen Mah which describes her experiences growing up in China during theSecond World War. It was published in 1999 and is a revised version of part of her autobiography‚ Falling Leaves. Born the fifth child to an affluent Chinese family Adeline’s life begins tragically. Adeline’s mother died shortly after her birth due to complications bought on by the delivery‚ and in Chinese culture this marks her as cursed or bad luck. This situation
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Adeline Yen Mah explores the idea that there can be happy endings‚ even in the worst of situations. Yen Mah seeks the idea of happy endings are possible once you remember how far you have come to be here. Adeline uses a range of stylistic devices to explore that to understand that in order to appreciate the ending‚ you must first understand the adverse conditions. Then‚ the power of the individual to create their own destiny/happy ending. Lastly‚ the supernatural/karma. Adeline Yen Mah analyses
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In the novel‚ Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah‚ the narrator compares herself to Mulan. She and Mulan are alike in many ways. They are both very strong and courageous‚ and have fought many wars in their stories of triumph. Adaline Yen Mah is a lot like Mulan in her attitude and experiences. She must deal with many problems in her young life such as her own father not remembering her name or birthday: “The stewardess asked me to fill out these cards. I’m afraid I’ve forgotten your
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Chinese Cinderella‚ by Adeline Yen Mah. The secret story of an unwanted daughter. The story‚ set in 1941‚ during the time of the civil war between colonists and nationalists has all the constituents needed to make a good Cinderella story; a girl suffering with inequality within her family‚ a dead mother‚ horrid stepmother‚ careless father & hateful siblings. By now you would have had enough of all the different alterations of the classic Cinderella story‚ from the jealous siblings to the lost shoe
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unloved and considered bad luck? In the Autobiography Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah‚ you can get a good understanding about how it would feel. This book contains stories of abuse‚ abandonment and‚ importantly‚ love from her Aunt and her Grandfather. As examples when Adeline’s father used her pet duck for a training test for his dog (pg.82)‚ during a communist invasion her Father and Stepmother Niang tried to leave her in a boarding school in communist territory (pg.123)‚ lastly when she had
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Cinderella In Adeline Yen Mah’s book “Chinese Cinderella”‚ the main themes that are shown throughout the book are courage and perseverance. The book portrays a young girl by the name of Adeline‚ who faces being deserted‚ rejected and forsaken by her own family but how she persevered through her suffering. The theme of courage is shown when Adeline was left abandoned and forgotten in a Boarding-School in Tianjin while a civil war was occurring. Courage was also shown when Adeline finally realized
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The novel ‘Chinese Cinderella’ was written by Adeline Yen Mah. It tells the readers a story about herself during her childhood times and that she was an unwanted daughter. In the preface‚ Yen Mah stated ‘Please believe that one single positive dream is more important than a thousand negative realities.’ In this novel Yen Mah tells her story and proves that the statement is true. The start of the novel states the first negative reality for Adeline was her mother’s death. Adeline’s mother died after
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