Falling Leaves Chapter 9

5 Comments
1] Adeline had to stay at an orphange for a long time.

2] At the boarding school, sewing and such practical skills were taught.

3] In china, unwanted daughters were peddled as virtual slaves.

4] The orphanage was very orderly but very strict.

5] Adeline often looked out to the ocean from her barred window.

4 Questions
1] Why weren't the nuns as nice as they appeared to be?

2] Why didn't she ever have visits from her family?

3] Why did the other girls ridiculed her when they were also in the orphanage?

4] Why didn't her family ever send her anything?

3 Vocabulary
1] Commodity: Anything bought or sold.

2] Indelible: That cannot be erased, wasted out, etc.

3] Poignant: Painful to the feelings.

2 Literary Terms
1] "..just like being a nun, whether you wish to be holy or not." -Irony

2] "..Oracle across the ocean of time." -Metaphor.

1 Overview Sentence
Adeline is unhappy atthe orphanage but at least she does not have to put up with Niang.