Falling Down

The date was October 30, 2006, a crisp but clear night in the streets of Waiuku. Our next door neighbours were having a Halloween gathering filled with drinks, an overload of food, and deafening music. Seeing as the neighbours were also my mum’s mum and her sister, a whole heap of my extended family were there. This included my cousins Grace and Mark, their parents, a few distant family members, and some I hadn’t even met before. Even though the house was overcrowded, I had a lot of fun. Soon it

Many of us endure hardships to achieve what we want. Of this many, stands Adeline Yen Mah, the author of Falling Leaves, her life story. This horrific yet captivating story follows Yen Mah’s journey from childhood, through adolescence and eventually leading to adulthood. The title “ Falling Leaves” refers to a Chinese proverb 落葉歸根 luo ye gui gen (falling leaves return to their roots) meaning all things go back to their original source eventually. Although this is a very good lesson in the book, Adeline

exposition, a man with the name Framton Nuttel is visiting the Sappletons out in the country around the month of October. Once he arrives he waits for Mrs. Sappleton. Her fifteen year old niece Vera, keeps him company while he waits. “‘My aunt will be down presently, Mr. Nuttel,’ said a very self-possessed young lady of fifteen; ‘in the meantime you must try to put up with me.’”(page) This is a great way for the reader to understand the beginning of the story and the characters. The next element

1. The genre of "How Jack Went to Seek His Fortune" can be classified as a fairytale. This is because of the author's usage of the words "Once upon a time.." and the way the characters are incorporated into the story as Jack seeks his fortune. This story could also qualify as fiction because this excerpt from "How Jack Went to Seek His Fortune" is non-realistic due to its fairytale qualities. 2. The exposition of the written text is given when Jack states he is going to seek his fortune. This detail

teenage testosterone hormones as they rage and fly out of control; yet still believes that he’s an adult. Without any thought, the Climax came when, Sammy, on a spur-of-the-moment decided to quit his job, tired of how everyone was treating them. The Falling Action happened when, Sammy ended up telling Lengel off and taking up for girls and quits. Although, Lengel tries to reason with Sammy and explain to him that he will regret his decision; Sammy already had made his mind up. Notwithstanding, Sammy

The book Chinese Cinderella, written by Adeline Yen Mah has four main themes. They are: family & relationships, abandonment & loneliness, self-esteem and history. The author Adeline Yen Mah, also wrote the book Falling Leaves but Chinese Cinderella was written for younger audiences. Chinese Cinderella is actually an autobiography, not a fairy tale. Adeline (the protagonist) has to work for her dreams, not by wishing from a fairy godmother. This book was set in the 1900’s (1941-1952). At that time

In the Act Two, we see Queenie and the girls go up and down the aisles of the store; as the rising action between Sammy and Queenie come face to face. Once the girls finished shopping; Sammy and Queenie meet, connections made, as they enter Sammy’s checkout line setting up for the climatic finale. Obstacles

Compare/Contrast Memoir Where you live may determine your story, but not who you are. Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah and the Diary of Anne Frank both depict the story of a normal young girl, who both struggle with similar family problems but are highly influenced by the setting of their society they live in. However, Falling Leaves is written by an older woman relating the life of Yen Mah, from her earliest childhood memories in China to her current old age in California; Anne Frank is the direct

1 This world that we are currently living in is very insecure. The violence, the religious background, the memories, the enemies, the overcoming; our different circumstance of life’s meaning, and how we deal with it. The really insecure part of it all is that literally anything can happen. Any moment, any blink of an eye, any second, in fact any millimetre of a second. Meanwhile, any measurement of time that anything event could happen, it matters how we choose to do action that identifies who we

invisibility cloak. The climax is long and takes place in many different areas. The climax starts when the eldest daughter claps her hands to open up the secret passageway, and continues until the solider return to his bed and pretends to snore. The falling action begins with the soldiers second and third night following the daughters and ends when the soldier gets married