In the autobiographical book “Chinese Cinderella”‚ the author‚ Adeline Yen Mah‚ goes through a lot of hardships and difficulties with her family and life in general. She is not treated as part of her Fathers family and is sent away to live in a boarding school away from them. Adeline’s relationship with her family is very distant and cold‚ she is unloved and unwanted. No one acknowledges her or shows any heed and sympathy towards her. This relationship is shown in line 28 when she asks ‘Where is
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original necklace and the replacement because even though Mathilde is not the richest girl‚ she still bought another diamond necklace and spent the next decade of her life attempting to pay off her debt. Mme. Forestier should return the difference value between the original necklace and the one that Mathilde bought as a replacement because Mathilde is poor. As said in the story
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The Gift of The Magi and The Necklace writing assignment 5th period In these stories‚ the relationship between the Young’s and the Loisel’s are very different. The treatment in the relationships are different‚ also how each other feels about one another. The wives values are also different and husbands also. Although they have many differences‚ the two stories are also alike in many ways. In Della and Jim’s relationship‚ each of them value each other the same. Both care for one another and
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Compare and contrast of “The Lottery” & “The Necklace” In Shirley Jackson’s "The Lottery" the objects in the story all foreshadow the story’s dark undertone. But in Guy De Mauppasant’s "The Necklace‚" Mathilde’s life is defined in the moment after the ball‚ when she looks in the mirror and discovers the loss of the necklace. These stories are similar and different in many ways. There are many comparisons between “The Lottery” and “The Necklace”. First‚ In “The Lottery” when Tessi saw
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The author of Chinese Cinderella Adeline Yen Mah illustrates the relationship she experiences within her family which defines the impact in her life as an individual. Throughout the novel‚ Adeline uses characterisation‚ images‚ symbols and language to illustrate her journey from one who was abused and assaulted by her stepmother Niang‚ to one who loved and cherished by her Aunt Baba. In her book‚ Adeline Yen Mah uses the characterisation of her stepmother Niang to describe the negative relationship
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sacrifice and most of all‚ love of what you are doing.” This quote by Pele‚ a soccer player regarded as one of the best of all time‚ describes the determination that it took for Adeline to succeed and overcome her childhood. In the memoir‚ Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah‚ the author writes about the support from Ye Ye‚ Aunt Baba‚ and also rising above her abusive childhood. Ye Ye is one of the reasons why Adeline was able to succeed. Adeline’s grandfather stated‚ “‘I ordered the maids to set up
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In the story “The Necklace‚” Mathilde is a lower class woman who has a fine house‚ kind husband‚ and enough to make one happy. However‚ she is not content with her life and continually wants more: “She had no clothes‚ no jewels‚ nothing. And these were the only things she
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darker characters and more realistic situations. However‚ what do they all have in common? They live in short stories. Two short stories that are interesting are "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant and "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry. Both center around two woman who are both wanting things very badly. Mathilde in "The Necklace" wants to be wanted in her life and she wants to be rich and have luxurious things‚ but she married a poor clerk. Della from "The Gift of the Magi" is poor but she wishes
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This book is as good as your favorite book times four. It keeps getting better and better as you read it. The novel Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen-Mah is inspiring because it talks about how Adeline was always working hard even though her family did not like her. As she grows up she gets sent to many boarding schools and that makes her work even harder. Aleline never gave up on her dream no matter what happened. For example‚ “It was announced today that 14 year old Hong Kong schoolgirl Adeline
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"The Necklace" Most people know the age-old proverb that says‚ "Money does not buy happiness." It has been said and displayed in thousands of different ways over the course of time‚ but for some odd reason‚ mankind still cannot grasp onto those words of truth. Many people are overtaken by the combination of obsession with wealth and the fear of mediocrity in life‚ which‚ inevitably‚ leads to a realization that true happiness in life consists of more than what money could ever buy. These realizations
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