Niang constantly tells Adeline that she has “bad blood” from her mother and will never amount to anything. Since Adeline’s biological mother died due to complications from Adeline’s birth, the whole family-aside from Aunt Baba and Grandfather Ye Ye-considers her to be bad luck. When she is a child, Adeline’s self-esteem is constantly attacked by her parents and her siblings, leading her to have a very low opinion of herself. People thrive, the memoir suggests, when their self-worth comes from within themselves, rather than from others. After being raised in such a demeaning environment, Adeline takes her first steps towards overcoming her childhood and entering adulthood when she begins to learn to base her self-worth on her own abilities and her capacity to create a new future, rather than on the approval or acceptance of her parents. Adeline Yen Mah’s memoir is a coming-of-age story colored by her abusive childhood it is an account of her journey of survival and overcoming trauma.
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