CINDERELLA: THE SECRET STORY OF AN UNWANTED DAUGHTER- ADELINE YEN MAH) ‘I’m nothing. Less than nothing. A piece of garbage to be thrown out.’ (Page 207) This were the lines that shattered my heart to pieces upon reading. A book that moved me‚ changed me and brought me to tears; Chinese Cinderella: The Secret Story of An Unwanted Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah‚ published by Delacorte Press in 1999. A masterpiece that I vividly remember although it has been
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Adeline Yen Mah could have changed the title of her memoir to anything‚ but she chose Chinese Cinderella because some parts of her life relate to the short story of “Ye Xian.” When Adeline Yen Mah was a born her mother died‚ her family did not want her because she was the reason why her mother died. While growing up Adeline had a rough childhood from having her family send her away‚ but she found a way to prove her family wrong and show that she is courageous and that her past did not bother her
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Chinese proverb says‚ "Falling leaves return to their roots." In Chinese Cinderella‚ Adeline Yen Mah returns to her roots to tell the story of her painful childhood and her ultimate triumph and a powerful family considers her bad luck after her mother dies giving birth to her. Life does not get any easier when her father remarries. She and her siblings are subjected to the disdain of her stepmother‚ while her stepbrother and stepsister are spoiled. Although Adeline wins prizes at school‚ they
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the face‚ her father whipped her multiple times‚ and her siblings blamed her for their mother’s death. Just wonder she felt‚ Adeline Yen Mah‚ with her horrid family‚ separation from her only loved ones; her aunt and single grandfather‚ and her genius mind that only her beloved Aunt Baba treasured. As it seems‚ this depressing novel‚ Chinese Cinderella‚ by Adeline Yen Mah‚ the one who lived through it all‚ was the most unfortunate girl in all of eastern China. Once Adeline’s mother died after Adeline’s
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The memoir‚ Chinese Cinderella‚ by Adeline Yen-Mah is inspirational. “A Little Princess” is a very uplifting story for Adeline. In her story‚ she says “Coming from a secure and happy home‚ Wu Chun-mei couldn’t grasp the impact this message had upon me.” (Mah 60) “If I tried hard enough to become a princess inside‚ like Sara Crew‚ perhaps I too might one day reverse everyone’s poor opinion of me.” (Mah 60) Adeline hopes so much for a loving family and wants them to think more of her. She tells herself
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In Chinese Cinderella‚ Adeline Yen Mah described her painful childhood and her difficult journey to reach her ultimate triumph over despair. Her family considers her bad luck after her mother dies giving birth to her. When her father remarries to Niang‚ her half siblings are thoroughly spoiled while she and her siblings from their father’s first wife are subjected to rejection. Although she excels in her schoolwork‚ Adeline yearns the love‚ support and understanding of her family. Her life journey
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of an unwanted daughter written by Adeline Yen Mah. The story is set in China‚ back in the 1940. Adeline describes her painful childhood and her difficult journey to reach her ultimate triumph over despair. Her family considers her bad luck‚ after her mother dies giving birth to her. As the years flew by‚ Adeline is disregarded even more as her new step-mother clearly adores her children bountifully. In spite of all the unpleasantness that happens at home‚ Adeline has people in her life that are willing
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Chinese Cinderella‚ an autobiography by Adeline Yen Mah. It is a touching story about the life of an unwanted daughter living with her grandparents‚ aunt‚ siblings and her horrid father and stepmother. Ever since her mother died due to her birth‚ all her siblings renamed her ‘bad luck charm’. All her life Adeline had been mistreated‚ unloved and never acknowledged. The issue I would like to discuss is about family relationships and its impact. Adeline was treated unfairly by members of her family
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Autobiographical Analysis Adeline Yeh Mah’s autobiography‚ "Falling Leaves‚" began with her horrible childhood in China during the 1900s‚ a time where foreign political and cultural influences were uprooting the very nature of Chinese customs. Adeline Mah‚ whose mother died promptly after her birth‚ was tormented by her siblings and shunned by her father. Adeline Mah’s step-mother‚ Jeanne Prosperi Yen‚ a manipulative and controlling Eurasian woman‚ verbally and physically abused Adeline throughout her younger
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AND STEPDAUGHTER FROM THE TRUE STORY NOVEL “FALLING LEAVES‚ CHINESE CINDERELLA” WRITTEN BY ADELINE YEN MAH WITH TODAYS SOCIETY THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STEPMOTHER AND STEPDAUGHTER FROM THE TRUE STORY NOVEL “FALLING LEAVES‚ CHINESE CINDERELLA” WRITTEN BY ADELINE YEN MAH WITH TODAYS SOCIETY Abstract The relationship between stepmother and stepdaughter from the true story novel “Falling Leaves‚ Chinese Cinderella” written by Adeline Yen Mah‚ in todays society. The aim of this extended
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