Adeline Yen Mah's Chinese Cinderella

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is to try just one more time.” -Thomas A. Edison. This applies to Adeline never giving up and always trying harder and harder to get into college and to be noticed by her Father. Thomas A. Edison said this so nobody would give up. Also, you have to always keep trying until you succeed, just like Adeline did. Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah is an inspirational story because Adeline got her wish to go to college, she finally got treated differently, and her father is now proud of her.

First, she finally got her wish to go to college by all her hard work. It was because of her writing skills that she got into college my making her father proud. She had to go through so much just to go to college. The main reason this is inspiring is because she had to go through so much and not give up until she succeeds. For example, “You will go to England with Third Brother this summer and you will go to medical school” (Yen Mah 93). The main idea is that she tried her hardest to college and she finally went! This is important because it shows that if you try hard enough you will succeed! For example, “Please Father, may I go to college in England too, just like my

At first he didn't even remember her name or birthday. She had to make him proud to get noticed. The main reason this is inspiring is because her one goal was to make Father notice her/ be proud of her. For example, “He looked radiant. For once he was proud of me.” (Yen Mah 192). The main idea is that Father went from not noticing her to being proud of her. This is important because she succeeded after all the mean things that happened. For example, “Where are you? Father asked in an even voice, and suddenly, with a pang, I realized nobody had missed me.” The main idea is that nobody cared about her. This is important because it was the beginning of being disliked or