Chapter 1: Conception: The Origin of a Story The origin of a story may come from a plethora of triggers in life such as a notebook‚ memory‚ or even pure intuition. In Kingston’s novel‚ The Woman Warrior‚ she primarily uses her memory to recall the legend of Fa Mu Lan‚ a Chinese girl who took her father’s place in battle illegally (21). Kingston uses this familiar Chinese story that leaves a “direct personal impression” on her and links it to her own imagination (Lanning and Macauley 3). This
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When an Ordinary Object Becomes an Extraordinary “Thing” To most people the rocking chair is just that; a chair that you can rock in. To myself and so many others‚ the rocking chair is so much more. The rocking chair takes on human characteristics‚ it has two arms and it has a seat in which you can become one with the chair. The rocking chair is by far one of the best ways to soothe an irritable infant or bring peace and comfort to an adult. My rocking chair may seem like an ordinary one‚ the
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Eric Perinotti Professor Sachdev Writing and Thinking The Woman Warrior Argumentative Essay Maxine Hong Kingston’s novel The Woman Warrior is a series of narrations‚ vividly recalling stories she has heard throughout her life. These stories clearly depict the oppression of woman in Chinese society. Even though women in Chinese Society traditionally might be considered subservient to men‚ Kingston viewed them in a different light. She sees women as being equivalent to men‚ both strong and
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First Impressions of the Loman Family In Arthur Miller’s beloved American play ‘Death of a Salesman’‚ he presents the Loman family in one way‚ but uses subtle clues to give us‚ the audience‚ Miller’s direct interpretation of the characters. The first characters we are introduced to are the protagonist‚ Willy and his wife‚ Linda. From the start Miller portrays Willy as a struggling salesman‚ his last name being ‘Loman’ which is a homophone for ‘low man’. During Willy and Linda’s first exchange
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Midterm Redraft English 251 May-1-07 Kingston’s Women Warrior gives voices and identities to Chinese and Chinese American women. Growing up with a family of five sisters and myself as first generation Korean Americans‚ The Women Warrior focuses on the author’s life were she struggles to find her voice. Maxine Hong Kingston’s writing of this book is an example of how ancient talk stories‚ myths‚ and beliefs help one find her voice in America. The Women Warrior takes us on an adventure through
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In Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Woman Warrior‚ Hong Kingston shares a tragic story involving one of her aunts. Originally the story was told to Hong Kingston by her mother‚ but a lot of the information was withheld so Hong Kingston includes a lot of what she thinks could have happened. Regardless of what is true and what is not‚ this piece of writing was extremely engaging and interesting. Hong Kingston dives into the norms held in Chinese culture and how they affect different people. This chapter
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The Most Complex Relationship In Breathe‚ Eyes‚ Memory‚ Tante Atie usually tells about the chunk of the sky and flower petals story to explain from where Sophie was born‚ but of course‚ Sophie is not an exception of nature. Like billions of girls all over the world‚ she was linked to her mother’s body by the placenta‚ and lived in the womb for nine months before being greeted by the world. When the placenta is removed – a girl and her mother do not share the same body any more‚ however
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"The bravest of individuals is one who obeys his or her conscience‚" was once stated by J.F Clarke‚ when this quote is broken down one may notice the amount of truth behind it. J.F Clarke ’s interpretation of braveness and conclusion on the topic of obeying their conscience is rather intelligent due to the belief of inner senses of what is right or wrong will lead to the right choices in life. Two examples of literature that strongly support this quote can be found in "Of Mice And Men" by John
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Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Woman Warrior novel‚ is a semi-autobiographical collection of short stories that chronicles her childhood in California. The main characters‚ Kingston‚ Brave Orchid‚ Moon Orchid‚ and an unnamed aunt‚ are all mentally and emotionally abused by the society in both America and China. Kingston is judged and ignore by the people at school because she is Chinese‚ and in turn blames her mother‚ Brave Orchid‚ for her problems. Moon Orchid moves to America with the help of her
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I believe the song‚ “Cat People (Putting Out Fire)”‚ is a great connection from song to text‚ between “The Joy Luck Club” and the song‚ because of the way it shows that if you try to solve a problem incorrectly it will cause that problem to get bigger. An example of this is in the scene‚ “Now everyone was standing up and shouting‚ and I heard my mother’s voice crying…If you take your daughter‚ she will become like you… And then with one shout this dark boiling soup spilled forward and fell all over
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