In Chinese Cinderella, Adeline Yen Mah writes about her love of writing. She expresses the fact that her writing allowed her to escape the hardships of her experience. For her, it was pure pleasure. Read this quote from her memoir, and post your ideas. Do you agree with Adeline? Explain.
To me, writing was pure pleasure. It thrilled me to be able to escape the horrors of my daily life in such a simple way. When I wrote, I forgot that I was an unwanted daughter who had caused her mother’s death. Instead, I could be anybody I wished to be. In my narratives, I poured out everything I dared not say out loud (53) .
Yes i do agree because when you hold in a hurtful memory you remind yourself of it over and over again. When you let it go and dont bottle it in you don`t have to think about it anymore because it`s gone.~~~~~~~~LY
ReplyDeleteYes I agree with Yen Mah because you can take yourself into a whole other world. For this writer this world was a better and happier place. CS1
ReplyDeleteI do not agree. I think writing does not bring pure pleasure. For me if I need to escape horrers, I will hang out with friends. If that doesn't help i will just scream it out somewhere by myself.
ReplyDeleteI agree, although I don't write outside of school and the fact that I am a bad wirter, I enjoy writing about fun memories.
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I agree with Adeline about pure pleasures because when you write about your deepest and most scarest hardships you feel better by letting it all out so people can know what you have faced and they can also try to help you.
ReplyDeleteYes I agree because sometimes when you have pain in your heart it is with you forever. When you tell people your story and your express yourself, it can make you feel better inside, and that is exactly what Adeline did.
ReplyDeletei agree with adelind because when you write you get to let all of your emotions out onto a sheet of paper. then if you dont want anyone to see it you can keep it in a safe place. writing gives you a chance to escape into your own world
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i dont really like writing,but i agree with adeline that if you enjoy something then you can be your own person and write what you believe even if people would dissaprove.
ReplyDeleteI am in the middle of this "Pure Pleasure" writing stuff. I like writing, but it is not my ideal pleasure treatment, but I guess it's okay. I really like writing narrative stories. That is what type of writing is pleasure to me because, I like to write personal stories about me or my family. Non-fiction and other types of writing aren't my ideal type of writing.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Adeline. Writing gives me a chance to express who I really am....no matter what people think. I love being able to write a story, a song, or even a poem about how I feel that very moment where no one can bother me. Writing anything helps you be able to spill your story out.Stories of wishes or memories help me be who I REALLY am.
ReplyDeleteI agree with her, because writing things can let your feelings out. It must have really helped her, since she had a terrible childhood. When you bottle up something sad, you keep it bottled up. But writing it out will make you feel better. Nicholas Mahoney
ReplyDeleteI agree because you can't keep living in the shadow of your memory. You need to find some way to let it out. Think about it, would you have a better life thinking about a bad memory, or moving past it and experiencing new things?
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this is truly, honestly sad. it wasn't her fault that her mother died! i also think that she is an excellent writer and that if she didnt write her narratives, she probably wouldnt have written A Chinese Cinderella
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Indeed, I do agree with Adeline. when writing a story, nobody can tell you what you can or can not do. While writing, you only focuse on the amazing story that you write. It is as if you are writing a diary. By 200280204
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ReplyDeleteI do think that writing can be a pain to your hand, but help you express feelings, worries, or thoughts. Writing can help you release a lot of stress.
ReplyDeleteI do agree because we you write you can just let everything in your mind flow out. You can also be anything you want or do anything you want. It can take you into a whole new world
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I agree with Adeline because when i am mad i usually write about my experiences instead of throwing out physical anger. If you are having a bad day, you can write a story about the day that you wished it had been,or so whatever pleases you. Whenever i write i seem in peace,as if nothing can stop me. That is a feeling that is enjoyable,and for Adeline, with her having no one to comfort her, writing probably was the biggest comfort she had.~~~~~~~~~~~~Harrison
ReplyDeleteI agree with Adeline Yen Mah because when you write, you let go of your personal horrors, so your burden you carry is lighter. You also get to forget who you are when you write. When you write or read, you experience what the characters are feeling; because in a way, you are like one. This is especially true for Yen Mah because she has experienced true horrors,like child abuse and neglect. So I agree with Yen Mah, for writing is like being a character--you get to escape to your own world and speak in your true voice, instead of saying what another person wants to hear.
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I do agree with this quote. Adeline had a hard childhood and i think that she got away from all of it when she was writing. She had a very tough childhood and she handled the way to ignore it very well.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Adeline because writing makes me feel happy. I take my adventures and add a "wow" factor. I'll write anywhere and everywhere, but I hate to write when someone tells me to...I don't know why......Anyways, I do agree with her. :P
ReplyDelete~sara :P
i agree with adeline because i also like writing and it is fun to write. when i write i could pour out my feelings that is why i agree with adeline
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ReplyDeleteWriting is a good way to pour out my feelings that i would never tell anyone out-loud.
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree with the quote. I believe that writing helps you escape te real world and go to your happy wonderland. Tis is a way to do wat you want and to have fun.
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ReplyDeleteI don't really agree with Adeline only because i well, just don't enjoy it. If i need some down time i play basketball.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~not Harrison
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i totally agree with Adeline beacause she inspipred me to write. Right now, i am in the middle of a book i am writing, a chilling 3-part trilogy called Fire and the Rain. Read it when it comes out!!!!
ReplyDeleteI definetely agree with adeline because i love writing too. It makes me feel happy! I pour all of my thoughts onto that piece of paper, even the bad thoughts. That way i don't keep thinking about it over and over and over again.
ReplyDelete~Paakhee Shah ac2
I think that it's fun to write, but it doesn't get my feelings out as Adeline describes. I think that I write to remeber things that I might not have remembered in the future.MH2
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ReplyDeleteno because you can be writing about a painful experince and you dont wont to write about it
ReplyDeleteBrice
i agree about what she is saying because when you have a horide memory it will follow you for the rest of your life in times that you might or might not expect it but when i write it feels that im in a whole other universe of wonders, mystery and exciting tales of dragons, knights and plane fairy tales.
ReplyDeleteI agree because when you write you can express your feelings or you could write a story and you can be anything you want to be or wish you were.
ReplyDeletehonestly writing is kind of boring 2 me sometimes i write but usaly sketch my idea out im not a very good writer but ima great drawer.
ReplyDeletei ussally only write if it is for school or if people are depending on me
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ReplyDeleteI neither agree nor disagree. I think writing is a great way to get one's thoughts out onto paper, and since it often reflects what you're feeling at that moment, it can be relaxing. But I'd prefer to go to a friend for comfort or advice.
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Writing can truley be expressed in different ways. Some could favor it more than others. I'm one of those people. Writing for pleasure, as Adeline Yen Mah had stated is like opening up a whole you new universe. Writing is the best way to let your feelings off and just hang loose.Besides, when you write, it treasure memories, too. Wouldn't you agree with me that some memories are plesuravle? Yes.You can express your feelings in a way where no one can judge you, critize you, or hurt you. I get what Adelenine is trying to say, bacuse I know that whenever I'm down I'd like to write it down. Considering how Adeline grew up, writing was the only way for her life to be the way she wanted it to be. As an author's perspective, writing is like a paradise. It doesn't matter what kind of writing it is, Poetry, Liturate, Plays! It really doesn't make too much of a difference. I strongly agree with Adeleine Yen Mah epspecially when she had stated that writing was a paradise. Yes. It is a paradise. Your own paradise, where you can be who you want to be, say (or write) what you what to say (or write), act how you want to act, and just let everything go. I don't know about you, but when I grab that pen and paper, I leave the rest of the world behind.
ReplyDelete~Shannen Patel (Shannen Smiley) (:
I believe that writer and reader do not differ in the way that they are changed mentally. Yes, the writer writes the book, then the reader reads the book, but they share the same experiences. A book is a portal to a different place. Writing is just slower reading, but more absorbed.Its a way to examine your life, or to trasport your imagination to paper. Truly better than TV. TV's boring. Especially Disney Channel
ReplyDeleteI disagree Shannen in a small part. There are such things as writing critics.
ReplyDeleteI've always thought any kind of writing was a nice way to escape from troubles in life. I remember when I was younger I used to write stories all the time. It wasn't to get away from any bad things going on in my life,but it was pleasure. And I think for Adeline that it's great how she found a way to get away from all the horrible things happening to her.
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Writing is a subject that affects people in many different ways. Some choose to ignore the art. Others may choose to embrace the gift and take it up with passion that is not comprehendable to anyone but the indivisual. Writing has been portrayed to most as misery on paper. The gift of writing should not be given to those people. People like Yen Mah understand why a pencil and paper is more than just that- a pencil and paper. Writing is a world of its own, life of a million stories never ending. When the writing has stopped, the stories go on... unpredictable, but nevertheless as intresting as the other.The question is who are you to say that writing cannot affect a person? It is everything to one but meaningless to another. But never doubt that a piece of writing is not moving, enchanting, or life changing. Because while writing may bore you supposedly to death, it can help fix the loveless life of a broken hearted victim.
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I agree with Adeline, because, when I write, I have fun with it, and it is like I am in a zone, or in my own other world.
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ReplyDeleteI'm not the biggest writing fan out there, but it is true that when you write all your feelings, thoughts, and emotions spill out onto the paper like ink spilling out of a bottle. I personally like to write fiction, because it's a genre where I can make up things hat aren't true, or make my own make believe world where I can do things I normally wouldn't be able to do. Even though others hate to write, period, I enjoy free writing about anything I desire. I prefer to write somewher quite where I can think in peace.
ReplyDeletei totally agree with her. writing frees the emotions a nd lets your worries go. you can express them there on the fresh, blank paper. you can be free from sadness, and love yourself
ReplyDelete-Alex WJ
Writing and reading does feel as Adeline described, a free release from the sorrow of this world. Yet, I can't always run to literature for support.
ReplyDeleteI do agree with her because when you are really enjoying writing about something, you are not thinking about anything else but what you are writing about. You are not thinking about the hardships in your life, just the topic you are writing about.
ReplyDeleteYes i do agree. I think writing can be a pleasure. I think it helps you get aaway from everything in life, and be yourself.
ReplyDelete-Makenna
yes, i do agree with her. when writing, you can express any emotion that comes to you. writing gets bad feelings out. it makes you happy.
ReplyDelete-katie dunn
I agree with her. when you have a chance to write it alows you to express your feelings. Even I though I dont like writing so much when I write I feel like I can let everything out and just write my feelings.
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No i don't agree i dislike writting I can't imagine be some where else thats not real and be happy. It's just not me.
ReplyDeleteI agree with adeline's perspective on writing, when i write i can escape to faraway worlds and live in a different perspective, it's fun to escape from school and work sometimes.
ReplyDeletewriting lets other people to know what you went through. youre not the only person who will have that memory
ReplyDeleteI dont know if writing is exactly a pleasure but sometimes its easier than other times, the words flow, but sometimes, you're just stuck.
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I do not like to write as much. So i disagree and writing is not in me....!!!!????
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ReplyDeletewriting is sometimes a pleasure but can be very boring. you may be able to write like the wind but sometimes you'll be stuck.
ReplyDeleteI luv writing it is a way to get out of this world and into another where your dreams come true. You stop thinking of the world your in and you feel free to do what ever,think what ever and say whatever. When im writing the bad stuff goes away and becomes good, I can overcome reallife situations by writing about it.
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ReplyDeleteYes, I think that it is not illegal to write about anything you want to. So, yes I agree with her about that.
ReplyDeleteI dont really like writing =( i dont get that ffeeling at all.
ReplyDeletei am not a fan of writing usually
ReplyDeleteplaying sports and hanging with my friends is what makes me happiest.
i think writing is borringgg
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I agree with this because i think that when you are writing you can express and let out everything revolving around your mind withoutl etting anyone know. When you right you forget everything on your mind, and think about what yuou love to do best, and writing is what you love to do best. This quote is really true.
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i agree with adeline i mean i love to read and write i have even wrote a book my self ( has not been published) so i agree i fell the same not unwanted but like i have no worries so i agree
ReplyDeleteikc 3rd
I agree! I don't like to read my paper out loud or for other people to read it. It is very hard to write and come up with good ideas. If you do one thing wrong, you could get in trouble.
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ReplyDeleteWriting is a word where you can do what ever you want. You can create everything and do things you would never do in real life. It helps you a lot.
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I agree with Adeline because when you write you usually are not focused on what is really going on. Instead, you are more focused on the adventures of the text.
ReplyDeleteWriting is in fact fantastic, because you can be anything you want to be. Your mind is in control, so no one can tell you what is right or wrong in your mind
ReplyDeleteI like to write sometimes to be creative and get my mind off things. Sometime it's hard to know what to write, though.
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So all in all, i agree
ReplyDelete-Nikhil Makkuni
I agree with Adeline. She lived in a world where every little thing she did could cause her a tremendous backlash. However, through her writing at school, she wouldn't get punished for expressing how she felt, because everyone else thought her pieces were just stories. So you can imagine what it must have felt like pure pleasure for her to come from her home to her school.
ReplyDeleteI think so too. Even though I dont write always for pleasuse, Writeing can help you get stuff off your chest that you may not want to share with others.
ReplyDelete-Matt
I agree with her.. writing is a paradise that allows you to escape reality and live in a world that is perfect and the way you wish things could be...
ReplyDeleteI agree. I think writing does bring great pleausre, even when writing about less desireable subject
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~Amor vincit omnia~
In my opinion writing IS an escape from the everyday life. You can be whoever you would like to. It expresses "your character on the inside" When writing you can tell people things you never would in person. It's also a good way to tell people what you're feeling. You can let all your emotions flow out onto the paper, and no one will judge you based on your apperance. Writing is an escape from everyday life that many people need. So in my opinion Adeline Yen Mah was right.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Adeline Yen Mah. When you write, you escape your problems,and you enter a world that's completely yours.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with Adeline. Writing about an important event in your life, sad, happy, or things that you really just have mixed feeling about let you embrace the good and let go of the bad. To write about the bad things is to gain closure throughyour writing. I mean, sure, you might be a really bad writer, but that doesn't mean that you can't write for your happiness. Whatever makes you really happy, if you do it good or bad, if it makes you escape your problems is really amazing, whether it be writing or something else
ReplyDeleteI whole-heartedly agree with Adeline- writing is an excellent way to express how you feel. Writing is a great way to gain closure, and it is a tecnique I have used many times to get out how I feel. I love the fact that when I write, I can create a whole new person, and I don't have to be me.
ReplyDeleteI agree that writing is a great way to feel better, or at least to me it does. I feel like I'm in a diffrent word and the characters in my stories are telling me how to write te story. Though my writing are extremly fantasized and aren't like the real life writing Adeline does, I do agree that it can be a great way to forget about prolems in your life.
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I KIND OF AGREE WITH THIS, FOR ME IT MATTERS ON MY MOOD. IF I FEEL LIKE WRITING THEN I WILL LOVE TO DO IT. IF I DONT FEEL LIKE WRITING THEN ILL HATE IT.
ReplyDeleteI agree!! Writing is a great escape! you become anything!
ReplyDelete~maya
I agree with Adeline. When you write, you feel better. It's just something that happens. You feel like you're letting everything out. If you keep it all in, you'll break down or something.
ReplyDeleteI ADORE writing! It allows me to spin stories out of my imagination. I can become the main character and do things I always dreamed of doing.
ReplyDeletei wouldnt do that, but i agree with her, its a good way to vent your thaughts
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree.Anything, and i meen anything can be released by writing whether it be a memory or a bad day. by writing you can release it and you no longer have to worry about it.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree, when I write I feel the words flowing out of me and its awesome. In a story you can be who you are or write yourself as someone you wish you were. You control every aspect and you write up your own little world where you make all the rules.
ReplyDeleteI do agree with this quote like PieLover said I also fell the word flowing out of me and it is an awesome experience. Through writing it like recorded you day dreams out to read them later so you can enjoy the experience time after time
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