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The books Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston and Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin are written based on autobiographical experiences.
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The books Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston and Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin are written based on autobiographical experiences. The books have similar plots, in Kingston's Woman Warrior a young woman tries to grow into her own despite struggles with her mother, and the culture that her heritage is based on. In Baldwin's Go Tell It on the Mountain a young boy tries seek independence and freedom in a racist society with a father that is unforgiving and harsh. Both characters in the stories are a minority in their separate cultures; this makes their attempt for independence harder. The two novels rely on a tone that is struggle some, where both characters from Woman Warrior and Go Tell it on the Mountain distribute strong feelings of wanting to become own individuals, but cannot because of the restraints of their parents. Go Tell It...
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