Falling Down

I read the book, Chinese Cinderella: The True Story Of An Unwanted Daughter, written by Adeline Yen Mah, who was a six year old girl with a family who has extremely high standards for her, and her five siblings. Her family and her were living in a Japanese ruled society, where if you ran past a Japanese soldier without showing respect and bowing, you would be punished, or even killed. Adeline's mother died from an illness caused by Adeline’s birth. After her mother died, her whole family blamed

of Adeline throughout different situations. One excerpt that shows this characteristic is a scene when Third Brother betrays Adeline. After receiving top grades in her class, Adeline’s brothers decided to reward a glass of orange juice to cool her down. However,

In the autobiography Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah, the narrator was influenced in many ways by the people around her. One character which influences the narrator’s life to a vast amount was her step-mother Niang. Her Aunt Baba also played a very big part on how Yen Mah turned out in her later and earlier years as well as everywhere in between. Her grandfather Ye-Ye was a constant support to Adeline Yen Mah. In the book Chinese Cinderella it is apparent that Niang has had a positive and

Card Report: “The Glass Menagerie” Conflict The major conflict in “The Glass Menagerie” is the feeling of hopelessness that each of the Wingfield’s struggles with. Amanda’s hopelessness comes from the feeling that she isn’t as important as she once was, as though her fame/glory is slowly fading away. It is this fear that causes her to push Laura to become more socially accepted and popular with others. Laura is extremely afraid of seeing Jim O’Connor, and beneath that we can see her insecurities

The initial images were those of the plane on impact, the smoke and flames of the towers, the people trapped hanging out of the window, those jumping and falling from the buildings, the work of rescuers and firemen and the final collapse of the two towers. The night of the attack and the following day, these images including that of the ‘Falling Man’ covered newspapers, TV stations and were reported on air globally, with obsessive repetition. The reception of the ‘Jumper’ images was universally one

her stepmother and was humiliated in front of all her friends and schoolmates. People go to the therapist for these kinds of things, but she stayed strong. Even after years of rejection, she tried to reunite with her family. She wrote a book called Falling Leaves only after finding out that she had been cut out of Niang’s will. “...But she felt compelled to [write the story],”(Preface xi). For us to truly understand why this upset here, she shows us what her life was. In an interview, you can see that

What is it about a book that keeps one reading? One continues to read a book when it is interesting and if they can make a connection to it. But, what makes a book interesting? There are many ways authors attract their readers. Authors use different techniques like, circle chronological order style, evoking strong emotions, and creating complex characters to shock and lure their readers. Many authors use circle chronological order style when writing their book. “Instead of simply beginning at the

Have you ever had that one day where you just feel unwanted by everyone and you just don't feel good about yourself? Well that is what Adeline Yen Mah from Chinese Cinderella's everyday life is like. I find the book Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah a depressing story because Adeline is unwanted by her family, she is constantly being blamed for the death of her mother, and she is unwillingly sent to boarding school. I see Chinese Cinderella as a depressing story because Adeline is unwanted

"Mama died because of you. You are bad luck" (3). The book Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah is a very depressing story. It is about an unwanted girl with a family that lowers her self-esteem.Niang is very mean to her stepchildren, Adeline and her siblings suffer from child abuse, and Adeline doesn't feel like she belongs. Niang is very mean to her step-children. "Her children can order whatever they desire from the kitchen at any hour of the day or night" (44). Niang lets all of her

The book Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah is a is abused by her parents and doesn’t have the best childhood. This book is very depressing do to the events that happen to Adeline. In the book Adeline faces many challenges. She faces going to boarding school. Her grandmother dies from a terrible stroke. Also she faces her family's hatred because she isn't loved because she supposidly killed her mom. In the book she is sent to boarding school. She is sent so she so she isn’t near aunt Baba. Niang