EXPLORING CHILDHOOD TRAUMA AND SUFFERING IN ADELINE YEN MAH’S CHINESE CINDERELLA:A TRAUMA THEORY ANALYSIS

Abstract

This article explores the issues of childhood trauma and emotional struggles in Adeline Yen Mah’s memoir, Chinese Cinderella. It is constantly praised as a story of resilience. The narrative is also well-known for showing deep mental wounds due to years of familial abuse and rejection. Cathy Caruth’s famous trauma theory is used in the study. It is taken as principle framework. This article highlights how Adeline’s painful stories are mediated via memory, repetition, and fragmented storytelling. The researcher addresses two key questions. Through close textual evaluation, the findings show how trauma disrupts the shape of time and memory. This paper also says that Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah isn't only a personal tale of survival. It is an effective illustration of how trauma shapes identity and emotional life. This paper also additionally contributes to trauma literature with the aid of imparting a targeted exploration of psychological pain in an autobiographical text.