My feet have hurt every day since they were bound and continue to hurt today. I screamed in pain and begged my mother to free my feet, but she wouldn’t. Although this is brutally unfair, it-like being a daughter and being Chinese-is a part of realities that Adeline has no choice but to overcome. The endless cycle of hate and bias has already begun, fed by any negative turns or disappointing results. The blame that rests on Adeline from her birth prohibits any hope of an easy childhood with her siblings believing that she brought about the end to their idyllic lives, she is in no position to convince them otherwise. The first lines we hear from Big Sister set the tone of both the novel and the character. You are bad luck.'" Chinese Cinderella, p.3 If you had not been born, Mama would still be alive. "'But then Mama died giving birth to you.
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