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1. 1. How Femininity in Chinese and American Culture Confused and Established the Narrator's Identity in The Woman Warrior

   University essay from Högskolan Kristianstad/Fakulteten för lärarutbildning

   Author : Joanna Thunberg; [2019]
   Keywords : The Woman Warrior; femininity; gender; social construct ionism ; intersectionality; American culture; Chinese culture; mother; talk-stories;

   Abstract : This essay uses social constructionism and intersectionality to argue that the narrator in The Woman Warrior is experiencing feelings of identity confusion due to the different stereotypes of femininity that American and Chinese culture hold. The experiences are caused mainly by Chinese society, American society, her mother, and the talk-stories told in the book. READ MORE