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The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood among Ghosts by Maxine Hong The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood among Ghosts by Maxine Hong Kingston, portrays the place of women in Chinese history. This has been one of the main topics from our in-class discussions and lectures in Chinese 49. Kingston uses a recurring theme, which is the role of women in traditional Chinese society, and how they are viewed compared to men. Each chapter focuses on a woman that affects Kingston's life, and how each woman relates to the traditional Chinese male-dominated society around them. The book is about a Chinese American woman writing about Chinese myths, family stories, and events of her childhood that has affected her identity. The stories she writes about are mainly about her mother's life in China. Her stories focus on five women-Kingston's long-dead aunt, "No-Name Woman"; a mythical female warrior, Fa Mu...

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