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The Woman Warrior

The Woman Warrior

Maxine Hong Kingston

In The Woman Warrior, Maxine Hong Kingston reconciles her Chinese cultural heritage with her emerging sense of herself as an American. The autobiography relays stories of her mother Brave Orchid, aunts Moon Orchid and "No Name Woman," and of her childhood heroine Fa Mu Lan — a legendary woman warrior. Each recollection explores the many forms of adversity that women face in the physical and emotional struggle in the search for one's own, personal voice.

Take the Quiz Which among the following did not influence Maxine Hong Kingston in her writing of The Woman Warrior?
  1. The hatred of women she experienced growing up in post-World War II America
  2. Her memories of the social landscape in China, where she lived as a young adult
  3. The treatment her ancestors endured as they immigrated to the United States
  4. Her bitterness toward her parents
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