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Fourth Brother (Franklin)
Little Sister is the second child of Father’s second marriage, the youngest of Niang’s biological children, and youngest of all the children in the household. For much of the memoir, Little Sister is only a baby. Although Niang viciously beats her when she is a toddler, Little Sister otherwise seems to settle into her position as one of the privileged children, as she takes on Fourth Brother’s haughtiness. However, when Fourth Brother tries to hurt Ye Ye with the encyclopedias, she chastises him for his cruelty, indicating that she bears at least some level of empathy and respect for her grandfather.
Little Sister (Susan) Quotes in Chinese Cinderella
The Chinese Cinderella quotes below are all either spoken by Little Sister (Susan) or refer to Little Sister (Susan). For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 7: Family Reunion Quotes
In those few moments, we had understood everything. Not only about Niang, but also about all the grown-ups. Now that Nai Nai was dead, there was no doubt about who was in charge.
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Little Sister (Susan) Character Timeline in Chinese Cinderella
The timeline below shows where the character Little Sister (Susan) appears in Chinese Cinderella. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 2: A Tianjin Family
...Niang, which is Chinese for “mother.” Together they had two more children: Fourth Brother and Little Sister .
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Chapter 5: Arrival in Shanghai
...will follow after they have finished mourning Nai Nai in the Buddhist tradition, along with Little Sister , who is still too young, and Third Brother, who is recovering from measles.
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Chapter 7: Family Reunion
Ye Ye, Aunt Baba, Third Brother, and Little Sister arrive in Shanghai. Little Sister, nearly two years old now, has not seen Niang in...
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Niang forcibly picks up Little Sister , loudly screaming at her to keep still as the infant struggles and kicks. In...
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Chapter 10: Shanghai School Days
In the spring of 1946, Father, Niang, Big Sister, Fourth Brother, and Little Sister all leave Shanghai for several months to take care of Father’s house in Tianjin now...
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Chapter 13: A Birthday Party
...be fed and housed by Father. As Adeline waits, she can hear Fourth Brother and Little Sister feeding Jackie their unwanted food and finds herself with eyes shut, “wishing with all my...
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Chapter 16: Hong Kong
...them that Adeline’s family lives in an apartment across the street. Father, Niang, Fourth Brother, Little Sister , and several maids appear in a flurry of activity. None of Adeline’s family acknowledges...
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Chapter 17: Boarding School in Hong Kong
...old man’s head. Adeline had thwarted the plan, sending Fourth Brother into a screaming rage. Little Sister , however, chastised him for his meanness. Father, when he saw that his son had...
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