Chinese Cinderella Flashcards
Meaning
-girl visits her parents who are very strict, ambition, parent child relationships, education, role of women
Structure
-title (allusion)
-direct speach
-short sentences
Title (allusion)
-immediately from the start the allusion of Cinderella suggests that she is mistreated, but also suggests a happy fairy tale ending
Direct speach
-between the father and Adeline, shows the power dynamic
Short sentences
-suggests worry
Language
Fricativa alliteration
Personification of time
‘Who had died this time’
‘We all stood up and greeted her’
Simile
Fricativa alliteration
‘Full of forboding’
Emphasises the negative implications of the situation
Allusion to Cinderella
Implies a fairytale life including harships
Personification of time
‘Time went by relentlessly’
Implies that time is cruel
‘Who had died this time’
Humour?
Shows she associates home with bad news
We all stood up and greeted her
Formal, implies a lack of affection
Highlights how she was deprived of affection from all the guardians in her life
Simile
‘The thought of leaving school throbbed at the back of my head like a persistent toothache’
Conveys her sense of unease
