"The Woman Warrior" ( Maxine Hong Kingston ) Analytical Essay by The Research Group
"The Woman Warrior" ( Maxine Hong Kingston )
Analysis of the American-born writer's experiences and those of her Chinese-born mother.
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| 1,125 words
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| 2002
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on Mar 20, 2003
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Asian Studies
(Asian American)
, Literature
(American)
, English
(Analysis)
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Analysis of American-born writer's experiences and those of her Chinese-born mother. Differing customs, traditions and outlooks. Issues of gender. Family expectations for female children. Author's attempt to balance herself between two cultures. Difficulties faced by women in Chinese and American societies. Sense of loss and empowerment. Impact of Chinese woman warrior stories.
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"Gender issues are culturally defined, and gender can be one of the elements of culture shock occurring when a person moves from one culture to another. Maxine Hong Kingston's book The Woman Warrior is one of many stories by children of immigrants showing contrasts and tensions between the dual role the children assume, that of traditional child (a role imposed and expected by the parents) and that of American child (a role adopted by the children as they face the realities of their new culture). Her story takes a particular tack in that it also involves issues of gender, which have a special meaning in her culture and which bring about particular tensions given that the nature of gender roles in Chinese society are quite different from that in American society today. These tensions are evident in differences between her own experience in America and her ..."Cite this Analytical Essay:
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