Chinese Cinderella is a gripping autobiography of Adeline Yen Mah, a troubled child longing for acceptance and love in her dysfunctional family. In this novel of “a secret story of an unwanted daughter”, Adeline presents her stepmother, Niang, as a violent, impatient, prejudiced, domineering and manipulative demon. By analyzing the language used by the author, we can discover how effectively she does this. Although Niang explicitly demonstrates his blatant favoritism towards his natural children, avoiding those like his stepchildren, some of his evil traits cannot be avoided even by the most beloved. of his children. In this case, his violence and impatience. Little Sister, being only a child and not having seen her real mother Niang, was understandably uncomfortable when she first met her. Without even thinking about letting Little Sister adjust to her new surroundings, Niang's impatience over her favorite daughter's less-than-warm reception led her to slap the poor child. He began “severely beating his daughter,” with his blows hitting “the Little Sister's ears, cheeks, neck and head indiscriminately.” Such brutality demonstrated by a mother to her daughter vividly shows how Niang failed to control her destructive nature, choosing instead to let her exasperation take over. Soon after moving into their new home in Shanghai, Niang adopts an even more domineering and superior tone than ever. before, not even bothering to disguise his prejudiced feelings towards his stepchildren, Ye Ye and Aunt Baba. This is made clear in chapter 5, where he informs his stepchildren about the new living conditions. It is visible to the reader how Niang unfairly treats his stepchildren, Ye Ye and Aunt Baba, having assigned separate rooms t...... middle of paper ......He may move to a bedroom “on the first floor, their floor." With Big Sister out of the picture, no one would be able to expose Niang's discrimination. With Big Sister having "loyalty to Niang written all over her face", Niang managed to disband the cooperative half-brothers. This incident was one that put his scheming and conniving ways on full display. Niang is a pro at manipulation and knows how to make things work in her favor. Adeline Yen Mah's literary skills comprehensively explain how Niang's flawed personality causes great agony to Adeline. However, it is Niang's mistreatment that ultimately drives her to undertake the seemingly impossible task of trying to succeed in life. Adeline's great successes in life were the result of her unwavering determination in the face of injustice. Niang inadvertently helped her achieve this goal.