Chinese Cinderella (A Puffin Book)

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That's how I feel about this book. The author paints a seethingly negative portrayl of her entire family. Ok, maybe this was true to some extent (though I have a VERY hard time believing that everyone in her life was THAT intentionally malicious). But I could not help but believe that if her other family members had the chance to speak and publish a book of their own, having both perspectives to the story would provide a much more accurate picutre. My favourite quote in this novel was "“Please believe that one single positive dream is more important than a thousand negative realities.” This quote was very inspiring to me and it should be to others as well. If things arent going well in life then you shouldnt give up because having a dream can help you get through life and it can also help you to strive for what you are after. The story of Yen Mah is told through the book, Chinese CInderella the True Story of an Unwanted Daughter. This memoir is all about the struggles Yen Mah had to go through in her life that did not simply disappear because she wished them to. I enjoyed reading this book because it gave me an inside on someone else’s life and culture. Also the short, descriptive stories kept me reading and helped me picture her life which made for a robust read. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes historical fiction and/or memoirs. Yen Mah started attending kindergarten in 1941, aged 4. In her first week, she received a medal for topping her class. [11]

I live with a group of Chinese kids when I was young and agree that Chinese parents, teachers and other professionals are very strict with their children that I can't believe that Adeline have this gap and heart breaking experience with her parents. Although this is normal for a child, but this change my perspective towards other traditions and beliefs of Chinese people. The cause for the disparity between the living conditions of the two sets of Yen children is again brought into question by these chapters. The embarrassment that the three eldest brothers suffer at the hands of their classmates is very public, as is their exposure to the various guests at the wedding. Since Father's prioritization of public image has been of the driving factors behind the developments thus far in the novel, his tolerance for the public shaming of his children seems oddly out of character. How can a man who cares so much of what others think of him allow his children to wear antiquated clothing? The facade of a happy and modern family that Father has worked so hard to create would seem irreparable by the events of the wedding. Every country and every people that resides have different culture and have different story to tell. From the most depressing experience of their lives from most unforgettable moments they felt in their childhood. But how can they manage to express and treasure those experiences forever? Some people write them on their journals or diaries, some record it through tapes and CDs, some tell their past lives from their grandsons and few write and compile their stories into a book.Falling Leaves was translated into Chinese for the Taiwan market. It was titled Luoyeguigen (T: 落葉歸根, S: 落叶归根, P: Luòyèguīgēn). Unlike other cases of memoirs, the novel was translated by the original writer. [21]

Unfortunately, Ye Xian's father dies from a local plague, and a new chieftain is appointed to take his place, as Wu had no sons. With her family reduced to poverty, Ye Xian is forced to become a lowly servant and work for her unloving and cruel stepmother, Jin, and spoiled and lazy younger half-sister Jun-Li. Despite living a life burdened with chores and housework, and suffering endless abuse at her stepmother's hands, she finds solace when she ends up befriending a beautiful, 10 foot (3.0m) fish in the lake near her home, with golden eyes and scales. The fish was really a guardian spirit sent to her by her own mother, who never forgot her daughter even beyond the grave. Mah, Adeline Yen (2015). Chinese Cinderella. London: Puffin Books. p.265. ISBN 978-0-14-135941-0. OCLC 914452896. I decided to read this book because it was lying on the shelf for ages and ages and also because i needed a book to read. I particularly liked this book because it was a true story about a young girl and it's very motivational. When the Japanese take over mainland China, her father disappears from their hometown of Tianjin for an extended period of time. Soon after, Niang and her older boy follow. The next couple of months are considered wonderful, since the children are under the care of their grandparents, Nai Nai and Ye Ye. However, Nai Nai's death leads to the return of her father and their move from Tianjin to Shanghai. There, her father has bought a large mansion where the entire family is supposed to live.Adeline is the fifth youngest of the Yen family and the protagonist of the novel. The book follows her childhood from the age of four to her departure to England in her early teens. Adeline is an outcast in the eyes of much of her own family, since her birth brought upon the death of her mother. Her inadvertent role in her mother's passing causes animosity between her and her older siblings and contributes to her father's apathy towards her. Aidong, Zhang (2018). "Cinderella in Different Dresses: From A Narrative Perspective". International Journal of Languages, Literature and Linguistics. 4 (3): 174–178. The events surrounding Chun-mei's birthday party serve to highlight the injustice of the current living system in place within the household. Although Adeline does not tell the truth to her adopted mother, this small act of rebellion is a necessary act by our protagonist. The conflict between Niang and Adeline again begins to bare its teeth, showing that there is still someone who recognizes the unfairness of the situation. However, the power imbalance is again brought to light with the whipping of Adeline, reminding the reader that there is no poetic justices in this tale. Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story From China, retold by Ai-Ling Louie and illustrated by Ed Young, is well-known children's picture book adaptation of the fairy tale. This retelling was later adapted into an episode of animated anthology series, CBS Storybreak. Mah, Adeline Yen (2015). Chinese Cinderella. London: Puffin Books. pp.229–230. ISBN 978-0-14-135941-0. OCLC 914452896.

Beauchamp, Fay. "Asian Origins of Cinderella: The Zhuang Storyteller of Guangxi" (PDF). Oral Tradition. 25 (2): 447–496. Maeth Ch., Russell, and Devalle, Susana B. C. "Yexian: La Cenicienta China Del Siglo IX". In: Estudios De Asia Y Africa 22, no. 3 (73) (1987): 386-410. Accessed July 1, 2020. www.jstor.org/stable/40313105. There are exclamatory sentences. These are sentences that end in an exclamation mark. These reflect the excitement of the child at the time.Arthur Waley (1947). "The Chinese Cinderella Story". In: Folklore 58:1, pp. 226-238. DOI: 10.1080/0015587X.1947.9717844 This thin book is very emotionally uncontrollable; she wrote most of her depressing stories from the first chapter until the end and few not-quite-happy memories. This biography is not suitable for those people who have heart and eye problems; I suggest that you have to skip reading this book not to mention that this had a serious problem to childhood experiences. Dredge, Stuart (21 January 2013). "30 best iPhone and iPad apps this week". The Guardian. iPad app PinYinPal looks a lot like Words With Friends (well, Scrabble, obviously) but it's actually got even more educational ambitions. It's actually an app for learning Chinese through play, as you use letters of the alphabet to spell traditional Mandarin characters. A clever idea that looks good for anyone learning Chinese.