Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society

FROM CHINESE CINDERELLA Adeline Yen Mah’s ‘Chinese Cinderella’ is the story of pain, rejection and triumph. Mental pain, contempt and cruelty were the harsh realities of her life. But the will to succeed and win recognition proved to be powerful motivating factors. The subtext is based in the years 1940-1950 and on memoirs of Adeline’s childhood. This extract is based on one of the few occasions when she went home. The title has a dreamy fairy tale like tone. It is used in an ironic manner and appropriately

The novel, Chinese Cinderella, by Adeline Yen Mah, was a true story written by Adeline herself and her rough life. Adeline had a more harsh upbringing than the rest of her family and her peers. Adeline was unwanted daughter who was treated unfairly and only had close relationships with certain people. Adeline had a harsh upbringing, but she accomplishes many minor and major things to earn her respect with her family and the people around her. In Adeline’s kindergarten class, she received

Chinese Cinderella, written by Adeline Yen Mah is a depressing story because of the hardships Adeline has to cope with like being cognizant of the fact she’s an unwanted child, constantly being blamed for her mothers death, and lastly being looked upon unfairly by Niang and father. Adeline was like a flower whose stem was broken. Because she had all the potential and brilliance in the world, but she didn’t have the one thing she really needed, support. From a reader’s standpoint, Chinese Cinderella

How would you feel if you were repeatedly beaten, had to fend for yourself in 1945, and you never gave up on life even though you have thought about it. In my opinion, the story of Chinese Cinderella, by Adeline Yen Mah, is very inspirational, because a young girl is beaten and gets back up, she has to fend for herself, and she never gave up on life. She had three brothers, a step brother, one sister, and a stepsister. Adeline was born just before WWII. She had hardly any love in the family. It all

Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah is a very depressing story. It is about a young girl who is unwanted by her family. No one loves her and she is very sad. Chinese Cinderella is a depressing story, because her own father whips her, her stepmother, Niang, slaps her, and she gets sent off to St. Joseph's boarding school. Chinese Cinderella is a very depressing story because her own father whips her. "He ordered her to lay face down on her bed and he whipped her" (104). Father whipped

In two fairytales Yeh-Shen and Sootface are the Chinese and Native American versions of the story, “Cinderella”. They both face hardships, but however, both of them are rewarded with something magnificent at the end of the story. This teaches us that if we are patient we will get our wishes someday. Yeh-Shen (the Chinese version of Cinderella) grew up as an orphan. Her mother gave her the heaviest and the worst chores to do. Yeh-Shen only had one friend and it was a fish she raised. Stepmother gave

mine is a simple, personal tale of the journey of one unloved little Chinese girl growing up in Shanghai and Hong Kong, please do not underestimate the power of such stories. In one way or another, every one of us has been shaped by the stories we have read and absorbed in the past.” (Yen Mah xi) All of Adeline’s life she was fighting a never ending war when all she wanted to do was succeed. In the memoir, Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah, Adeline lives a harsh life of many ups and downs.

Adeline explores the idea that even in adverse conditions, a happy ending is possible. Even from the first word of this book the readers are being lead to believe that adeline had a difficult childhood. By using "Cinderella" a very well known name as part of the title followed by the words "secret" and "unwanted" giving us a sneak peak at how she was treated by her family. In order to appreciate the ending, you must first understand the adverse conditions. Adeline had a cruel depressing childhood but

Chinese Cinderella is a very sad story where a little, unwanted girl is being abused every day. The novel Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah is depressing. The main character, Adeline, is always being treated the wrong way, this story could not be more sad. Adeline is not noticeable to most people. For example “I was the only one left. Nobody had come for me” ( Yen Mah 27). Adeline is invisible to most of her family. Nobody noticing Adeline important because it is an example of showing

can avoid them, all we can do is learn how to deal with them. Chinese Cinderella is the story of a young girl who is harshly abused, she learns how to conquer her fears and is able to succeed greatly in the end. Adeline, the main character in Chinese Cinderella develops great courage in her life and all the many problems that occurred within it, she is an inspiration to all that have dreams and all that have self doubt. Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah, is an inspirational story, about this girl’s