battle or saves a life” (Campbell 151). The second is a spiritual deed‚ “in which the hero learns to experience the supernatural range of human spiritual life and then comes back with a message” (Campbell 152). In his story “The way of the peaceful Warrior”‚ Dan Millman tells us about his experience with a white bearded man known as Socrates who takes him on many adventures and gives him knowledge on life. Although the two stories are different they are alike in many ways. Campbell introduces us to
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The Woman Warrior‚ Memoirs of a girlhood among ghosts‚ combines myths with autobiography in order to explore Kingston’s identify formation in relation to her mother and female relatives. Kingston uses the first person to narrate five distinct short stories. Each of them contains a central female character. The unique feature of this book is the rearrangement of the traditional Chinese myths‚ legend of Fa Mu Lan and Ts’ai Yen. The combination of fact and fiction and the combination of reality and
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The 13th Warrior In 922 AD‚ an Arab poet named Ahmed is exiled and sent to the north as an emissary as punishment for his interest in another man’s woman. During the journey‚ they encounter another group of people quite different from themselves—the Vikings. Shortly after‚ the Vikings embark on a journey to defeat a group known as the Eaters of the Dead and‚ according to the Viking oracle‚ the 13th warrior needed for the journey must not be a Northman. As a result‚ Ahmed ends up going on the
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Juxtaposition in The Woman Warrior In The Woman Warrior‚ Maxine Hong Kingston writes an honest memoir that focuses in on the lives of five woman; the most important being Kingston‚ and is told in 5 chapters. As a reader‚ we get a glimpse into the realities of life for many Chinese emigrants in America and their children. Kingston‚ who is the narrator in the book‚ creates an elaborate fantasy in the second chapter‚ called “White Tigers”. In it‚ Kingston portrays a strong warrior woman‚ who leads her
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such as‚ illustrations and images‚ talk story and legends. But why do authors add such forms and styles in their contemporary texts? Well‚ the answer can be found in the literary works of Mine Okubo Citizen 13600‚ Maxine Hong Kingston The Woman Warrior and Le Thi Diem Thuy The Gangster We are All Looking For– all three writers uses theses forms as a way to give the readers a sense of the characters development as an Asian American. Okubo’s drawings give visualization about her struggle in America
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Throughout the book‚ The Woman Warrior‚ by Maxine Hong Kingston‚ the generation gap between the narrator and Brave Orchid is evident. The narrator feels that her mother’s culture values have no relevance in America. In the chapter‚ At the Western Palace‚ Brave Orchid sends for her sister‚ Moon Orchid‚ to come to America and urges Moon Orchid to confront her sister’s husband. The ideas that Brave Orchid has are bold and they conflict with Moon Orchid’s nature. Brave Orchid and
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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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Madeline Blackburn Ms. Hurley A.P Language and Composition 29 October 2012 The Woman Warrior: Slashing Silence With a Steel Pen In her postmodern autobiography‚ Woman Warrior‚ Maxine Hong Kingston narrates her life as a Chinese American struggling to find her identity in a home permeated by ambiguity. As Kingston matures‚ she comes to recognize the destructive nature of silence‚ and is able to articulate the malignant cause and effect relationship silence has on the individual human psyche
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Theme and Conflict in The Woman Warrior Because of the friction surrounding many cultures‚ women around the world are denied certain rights. Not only are women ridiculed for behaviors‚ but victimized for maintaining their personal viewpoints. Some women succumb to the frequent coercion; others resist the temptation to capitulate. This eventually leads to various conflicts involving the questioning of self-identity and the constant pressure of society. To begin with‚ Max Hong Kingston introduces
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The Woman Warrior v.s. Chinese Culture The Woman Warrior‚ written by Maxine Hong Kingston in 1976‚ depicts the stories of five women – Kingston’s “No-Name” aunt; a famous historical female warrior called “Fa Mu Lan”; Kingston’s mother‚ Brave Orchid; Kingston’s aunt‚ Moon Orchid; and Kingston herself. The book integrates Kingston’s lived experience as well as the spoken stories that Kingston’s mother told her‚ combining Chinese culture‚ myths‚ history and beliefs all together. The Woman Warrior
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