

The strong and intriguing meaning of her story, Falling Leaves is symbolic of Mah's life. However, if she did not have the strength of character to escape to America, where she attended school, is experiencing a fulfilling medical career and a happy marriage, her story could have never been told. Today she is a medical doctor in America. However, due to her strong will and the influence of a special Aunt she is able to over come such a horrid childhood. Under the reign of a "evil stepmother," Mah's life was worst than most young unwanted Chinese daughters during the early 1900's. Falling Leaves – The Memoir of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter, by Adeline Yen Mah, is a story of a young Chinese girl growing up in an environment that most people would crack under.
