Chinese Cinderella: Relationships with friends and family Flashcards
Adeline feels anxious about returning home to her family
“Then why are you taking me home?”.
Rhetorical questions shows she didn’t have had a good childhood due to her family and these experiences repel her from returning to this unhealthy environment.
Rhetorical questions further demonstrates the instability of her life and the uncertainty as to what is going to come, emphasising denial and trepidation.
Lack of communication with relatives emphasised through Adeline’s thoughts
“Full of foreboding”.
Elements of juxtaposition as when home is mentioned it brings an unsettling, anxious feeling.
“I ran downstairs as in a nightmare”
Simile shows fearful emotions as she only has contact with her family when somebody dies, emphasising lack of communication and distance.
Adeline feels undeserving and exclude from her family.
“the chauffeur replied rudely”.
Alliteration shows Adeline is at the bottom of the hierarchy as she doesn’t know the location of her own house and she is spoken to in a rude manner.
“For once, he was proud of me”.
Short subordinate clause highlights the rare occasion of her father being proud of her. Hyperbolic of the rarity of her father praising her.
Adeline wants to get away from Hong Kong and start a new life in England
“Does it matter what you do after you get to heaven?”.
Hyperbole emphasises happiness of going to university.
modal verb ‘you will’ repeated in short sentences shows she has no option but to follow these orders - controlling relationship with her father.
