Chinese+Cinderella+Important+Event

__Important Event__ ** An important event is when Adeline is at boarding school in Hong Kong. At the age of 14 Adeline becomes a first prize winner in an international writing competition. Adeline’s father learns of it when his business partner asks if he is related to Adeline, the winner, for the reason that both of them have the surname ’yeh’(yen), which is not very common. Adeline’s father is proud of her, acknowledges her talents and believes that she has the potential to study just as her three brothers. This event is important as it causes Adeline’s father to allow her request to study in England. However he only agrees to enroll her in medical school as he considers this a respectable career. Even though it is not literature as Adeline wanted, she is still delighted. She never thought that her father would send her overseas to continue her studies instead of forcing her into an arranged marriage, just like her big sister. Adeline was grateful and for this moment, she is just like the Cinderella in the stories who has hardships earlier but eventually has a ‘good ending’. This event is also important as it helps show the main theme of the text - These are the ideas of hope and triumph over adversity, to never give up and to fight for your dreams.
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 * __ Why this event is important  __**
 * “I was quite pleased to tell him you were my daughter. Well done”
 * “For once he was proud of me”
 * “I shall go to medical school in England and become a doctor. Thank you”
 * “How marvellous it was simply to be alive! Going to England is like entering heaven”.
 * “You have defied the odds and garnered triumph through your own efforts. Your future is limitless and I shall always be proud of you, my Chinese Cinderella”