Maxine Hong Kingston‚ the author of Woman Warrior‚ and her mother Brave Orchid are the only two people to make an appearance in every chapter of Woman Warrior. Because of this‚ we can tell how much of an effect Kingston’s mother has had on her‚ and how her talk-stories influenced her views on the Chinese and American cultures‚ family‚ and maybe most importantly‚ gender and what it means to be a woman. In the chapter entitled “Shaman‚” we get to see the life story of Brave Orchid‚ with a few moments
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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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create something." Was said by Maxine Hong Kingston. Maxine’s background information on her life is very interesting. Some of Maxine’s accomplishments were many awards and recognition from other upcoming authors. Maxine has some really interesting facts about her life and being an author. Maxine’s background information on her life is very interesting. Maxine Hong Kingston was born on October 27‚1940 in Stockton‚ California. She has been married to Earll Kingston since 1962 and has one son.
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In the essay ?No Name Woman? Maxine Hong Kingston tells a story from her Chinese culture‚ of a forgotten aunt whose husband went to America. During his absence the aunt mysteriously became with child. No one in her village questioned her on how the child was miraculously conceived. Instead they attacked her and her family‚ showing their shame for the situation they were unwillingly placed in. Because the aunt is obviously pregnant by someone other than her husband the villagers consider her a threat
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In her story Twisters and Shouters‚ Maxine Hong Kingston tracks the thoughts of the character she has created as she follows him on a walk through the streets of San Francisco. The main character of the novel‚ a man named Wittman Ah Sing‚ has recently found himself without a job. With nowhere left to go‚ he decides to wander down San Francisco’s famous Market Street. As he strolls through the street‚ he comments on what he sees happening around him. No longer deluded by the city’s false impression
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the tradition of silence” (81). Anzaldúa is speaking out against those who encourage and demand that she (and other minorities) tread with caution when they speak. In fact‚ a common theme throughout many ethnic works is the “silence is golden” mantra. Many people‚ especially immigrants‚ are taught (and subsequently teach their own children) that what happens within the family and community should stay within the confines of the family and community. This request for silence leaves some feeling
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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 fabricates the origin of a story that gives the reader insight on how Kingston feels about Chinese society. In the second chapter of The Woman Warrior Kingston positions her hair into a bun fashion‚ wears the male armor and consequently portrays herself
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Easley‚ Kelli Assignment 5 kellieasley@gmail.com[->0] English 1 America: Land of Change America the Promise land‚ America the Melting Pot‚ America the land of the free; America was built around the idea of providing a place for freedom from tyranny‚ freedom from oppression‚ freedom to expand and explore and prosper. It was first colonized by people not of this land and so began a pattern in human history‚ a pattern that has sparked a wide and controversial debate around the concept of immigration
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In the book‚ The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts‚ by Maxine Hong Kingston‚ she reveals that voice‚ through the use of talk-stories and her words‚ allows her the freedom to own the independence needed to reach a closer understanding of her own identity. Talk-stories‚ defined by Jenessa Job in “The Woman Warrior: A Question of Genre‚” are “…verbally relayed stories based upon Chinese myth and fact” (83). Kingston uses talk-story to retell her aunt‚ No Name Woman‚ and her mother‚ Brave
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The Woman Warrior‚ is a fictional novel written by author Maxine Hong Kingston relating the truths of the life of an Chinese-American woman. Throughout the novel‚ the author details various intimate events that occur during the life of a young woman‚ with the variety not being limited to easily accepted‚ joyous encounters. Through often intense storytelling‚ and colorful imagery provided by both narrator and main characters‚ the author is able to allow readers a sort of understanding only achieved
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