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=Chinese Cinderella, 2= toc

**Wiki Post 3:**
Why do you think memoir is important for us to read? What does memoir offer us as readers and human beings?

In my opinion, memoirs are important to read because they give us a first hand look at a situation that occured in history and gives us the oppurtunity to learn from other peoples mistakes. also, if we have similar problems we can connect with the charachter and find deaper meanings that could help us further in life. furthermore, we can take what the person did to solve the problem and use that as our solution to our similar problem. Lastly, when a person in a memoir has a bad life, a person can realize that they have a very wonderful life and maybe change their perspective on life. ~Sami B. I think that memoirs are important to read because without them we wouldn't be able to learn about other peoples life experiences first-hand. They give readers a better understanding of a person's life. They let readers take from their own life and connect it to their lives. They also let readers learn about other cultures like the Chinese culture in the memoir //Chinese Cinderella.// This book made me think about all the thing that I take for granted like new clothes and love from my family. - Gabi R. I think that the novel is important to read because we can learn so much from it. Reading about life from somebody else's perspective definitely made me realize how lucky I am to be living the life i have. On the other hand, I also learned how a girl who is less fortunate lives her life. The book __Chinese Cinderella__ defnitely had an effect on my outlook of life. After reading about how Adeline lived her life and how she was treated, I know to cherish life, because it's a gift. I shouldn't be wasting my time thinking about what new things I want; instead, I should be thinking about how lucky I am for what I have. I think that it is important to read memoirs because by reading them, they tell a story. The story normally has a message which can affect your everyday life. While reading __Chinese Cinderella__, I have taken away that I have a great life filled with lots of friends and a loving family. I also know that there are some people who are being abused or have horrible life styles and will never get the chance to live a great life like I do. Jackie P.
 * Mallory B.

I think memoir is very important to read and has a lot to offer. I think it is so important because it teaches a lesson through another person’s life and allows the reader to understand it more clearly. Reading __Chinese Cinderella__ taught me the seriousness and devastation of child abuse, whether mental or physical. I think that Memoir can teach us the importance of taking every day as a gift, and understanding that there are other people who are less fortunate than us in the world and we always need to be aware of that. Jordan R. I think that it is important to read because reading lets us see life from another person's perspective. I have a great life, without any major worries or problems, but it is still important for me to read about other people who might be less fortunate than me and how they live their lives. I think that __Chinese Cinderella__ in particular is a great memoir to read, because it really gave me a new outlook on life, after I read about how harshly Adeline was treated. I think that it is important for us to get out of our little "vacuum" and learn about something that isn't perfect, someone that had a life of misery. ~Hannah M.

Wiki Post 2:
To me it was really sad that Wu Mei's sister switched to being the favorite child. It didn't bother me that she switched, it just bothered me that she switched and stopped caring about her other siblings. It really made me realize that all she wanted was attention from her parents, and she was so desperate that she would leave he real siblings to get that attention. It also made me wonder whether if Wu Mei was in that position would she do the same thing? In the book she talks about how much she wants attention from her father, but does she want the attention that much? Sami B.

 The chapter of the book that made me really sad was the PLT chapter. When I read it I thought that it was really sad how it was her only friend. When her father said that they were going to have some fun tonight with Jackie I had to read it over again because at first I didn't understand what it meant. After I re-read it I figured out that he meant that one of the little ducklings was going to be torn to shreds. Of course, since the father let Big Brother choose which duckling, he choose Wu Mei's PLT. When she described what her pet looked like afterwards I started to cry. I don't know why, but the way she explained her, when she was alive and we she was almost eaten, it made me really emotional. I couldn't believe that someone, or a whole family in this case, could be so cruel.  -Gabi R.


What made me sad to read about was the way that Wu Mei's family treated her. This truly was a Cinderella story, because her stepmother was pure evil, and even though her father didn't die, like Cinderella's, he always sided with Niang. Wu Mei would get beaten for things that weren't even her fault, her siblings would gang up against her for no apparent reason, all because her mother died after giving birth to Wu Mei. What inspires me from this story is Wu Mei's attitude. Even through everything that happened to her, she still didn't hate life, she didn't really hate her siblings, she would just try harder every time that her siblings or parents discriminated against her. Wu Mei could have all of the riches in the worls, but she still wouldn't be happy, what she yearns for is accpetance in her family. ~ Hannah M.

What I find very sad is the way that Wu Mei is treated in her family. Wu Mei never complained, or argued about her life, or how she was treated. Not only is she treated unfairly, but her new step "saton", or mother treets her like garbage and does not care about how her step daughter feels. She is cruel, and often abuses Wu-Mei of he so called "wrong doings". Although, what is truly sad is that her own father does not love her, except when she makes good grades. This is truly sad. The only person who she can talk to is her Aunt, who she MAY be seperated from very soon. Jordan R.

What made me sad about the novel is that Wu Mei tries extremely hard to be accepted by her family. She is a top student in her class and she makes lots of friends in school, yet that doesn't change her family's thoughts of her. In addition, I feel bad for Wu Mei because she isn't comfortable in front of her family. At school, she can be herself and express her thoughts and ideas; however, she can't be herself around her family. Mallory B. Wu Mei inspired me in this story because she is so little and yet so strong. She faces so many difficult problems at home with her family, that would normally break someone down emotionally, but she is able to stay strong and act like nothing is wrong. Although she has outstanding grades and wonderful friends, she cannot be truly honest with anyone. It is amazing how someone can keep all that emotion inside. If I was in her place I would never be able to act like nothing is wrong when in reality, my entire world would be crashing down in front of me. ~Jackie P.

Wiki Post 1: Conflict
April 16, 2008 One of the major problems in the book //Chinese Cinderella// is that Wu Mei's family neglects her. They don't care about anything that she does or any of her great accompishments. In school she has many friends, and is at the top of her class, but none of that matters, becauseall she really wants is her family's love and compassion. Wu Mei is strong. She can deal with all of the pain that her family causes her, and she can look past that. Wu Mei is a very mentally strong person, and that will help her get through the hardships in her life. One main conflict in the memoir //Chinese Cinderella// is the hardships that Wu Mei has to go through to get respect from her family. She tries her hardest to get good grades and be the head of the class. Even with all her hard work she still doesn't get the love she deserves. However, even though her parents and siblings are so cruel to her, she manages to keep a positive attitude at school and with her friends. Little do her classmates know, she has a horrible secret that she is hiding. Gabi R. One of the many major Conflicts are how Wu mei has to keep a secret life from her friends at school, especially from Wu-chen mei. At school she can express herself, although she may not give out any personal information about her life, not even where she lives. This later becomes a problem when Wu-mei is punished when her friend calls. This gets her in a lot of trouble, not to start with how her parents do not even like or trust her. Jordan R. One major conflict in the story is when PLT dies. PLT is Wu Mei's pet duck but also her friend. She can tell PLT everything that she can't tell anyone else. Although Wu Mei just lost her best and only friend, she can't show how sad she is. She has to bury PLT without her parents finding out. This shows that she is strong and can face everything. Jackie P.

Initial Reaction
April 4, 2008 My initial reaction to the book //Chinese Cinderella// was that Wu Mei was a very emotionally strong little girl because she has to live through the harrassment of her family. She deals with her family's abuse without a complaint and she doesn't let it affect her life the way others would. I can't wait to finish the book and find out how she continues to deal with her problems. - Hannah M.

My initial reaction to the novel //Chinese Cinderella// was how miserably Wu Mei's family treated her. I couldn't believe that the whole family ganged up on her and neglected her just because her mother died two weeks after she was born. Even though she is part of their family they wish that she wasn't. Although her family gives her many difficulties she still enjoys her life with her Aunt Baba who is the only person that cares for her. I want to see how the story progresses and how it ends up for Wu Mei. - Jackie P.

My initial reaction to the memoir //Chinese// Cinderella is sympathy for Wu Mei. I feel really bad for her and if I was in her position I would've handled my problems much differently. She was mentally strong and she rolls with the punches that her siblings throw at her. I also feel really bad because her parents don't even stand up for her which I think is really sad. I really want to read more and see what happens to Wu Mei. -Gabi R.

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