Maxine Kingston Essays

The Woman Warrior

The Woman Warrior is the memoir of Maxine Hong Kingston's experience growing up as a first-generation Chinese American. In it, she tells the stories of several other women to reveal the struggles and issues that have affected her own life. In...

The Woman Warrior

"We feel safer with a madman who talks than with one who cannot open his mouth," stated the French philosopher E.M. Cioran. Though seemingly counterintuitive, this statement is undoubtedly true, begging us to question what it is about silence that...

College

The Woman Warrior

Hidden within “No Name Woman” are many underlying symbols and motifs, or reoccurring patterns, that work to shape the story into what it is and to help craft not only the characters’ personalities but also the overarching plot of the story. One...

12th Grade

The Woman Warrior

Stories and narratives are ubiquitous in both Chinese and American culture. These stories are often used as warnings or to teach a lesson to those who cannot or have not experienced something firsthand. The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston is...

College

The Woman Warrior

“No Name Woman,” (1989) by Maxine Hong Kingston is a short story of the book The Woman Warrior about an American-Chinese narrator. She speaks for an immigrant culture with two traditions, two names, and which actions often carry double meanings....