She rapidly loses her temper and patience when her baby rejects her and as a result she relieves her fury by slapping her innocent little baby which demonstrates her resemblance with Disney’s version of Cinderella’s evil step mother. In addition, this attitude and the way in which she communicates becomes clear and distinct in chapter seven in the scene where Niang signals her baby to come towards her. Adeline uses the simile “her words were like a thunderbolt” to describe Niang’s voice as sharp, sudden and not welcome. The quote “Never! Never! Never!” establishes alliteration where she uses it to make words comprehensible and coherent. This is as her words such as “How dare you!”, “Her words were like a thunderbolt” and “Never! Never! Never!” all demonstrate her bitter communication and the robust way in which she states things. Niang’s impatience and malice is akin to ‘the evil stepmother’ in Disney’s Cinderella. Their stories revolve around their parents in which are savage and brutal in the way they treat their ‘Cinderella’. Hence, they both share common ground in the way the stories are conveyed. This is parallel to Disney’s Cinderella where the protagonist also keeps her warped story a secret. This can be seen in the characters and their resemblance with Disney’s version of the fairy tale and Adeline’s way of dealing with the trauma and cruelty from her parents hence, overcoming her adversities.įirstly, the protagonist, Adeline, has a twisted story in which she keeps a secret from everyone else. Chinese Cinderella holds many similarities to Disney’s Cinderella hence the name Chinese Cinderella. How is Chinese Cinderella similar to the story of Cinderella?Ĭhinese Cinderella is a biography of Adeline Yen Mah and her emotional and physical childhood journey in which she lived her story similar to Disney’s Cinderella.

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