Chinese cinderella Flashcards
Context
autobiography about herself a specific extract where she recalls a rare moment in her child hood where her father was proud of her
Message
She recollects a moment in her teenage years when she received rare praise from her father. It is also to remind the reader to take every opportunity presented to you
Language features
- rhetorical questions
- repetition
- imperatives
- Hyperbole
Rhetorical questions
show fear and distrust
“Is this a giant ruse on his part to trick me?Dare I let my guard down?”
repition of imperatives
repetition of starting phrase. Shows lack of power over her life
‘you will go with third brother to england…you will go to medical school…you will specialise in obstetrics”
Hyperbole
to show intense happiness
“Going to England is like entering heaven.Does it matter what you do after you get to heaven?”
imperatives
Show fathers absolute authority and power
“tell me” “sit down”
Structure
form- first person narrative
- chronological
-speech picks up pace
-anxious tone
-short sentences
Short sentences
“The four of us were playing monopoly.My heart was not in it and I was losing steadily.”
Shows her dread for whats to come - meeting her family
chronological
starts with her unsure what awaits her/ and uncertain about the future ends with her knowing what she wants to do.
reads like a journey to engage the reader
anxious tone
fear throughout but
” full of foreboding”
“nightmare”
“so scared”
Themes
- Abandonment
- Isolation from family
- ambition
- education
questions to the driver
“why are you taking me home?” “where are we?”
shows distant relationship with family as she doesn’t know what is going on
