Maxine Hong Kingston's Attack on Women Warrior

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May 22, 2014

 

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In fact, in the original Mulan, such mythic proportions do not exist?at least not for the woman protagonist. So why does Kingston endow her Mulan with such fantastical prowess? It is possible that Kingston is waging war in her own little way: a war against the Chinese stereotype of women. To strike out against this chauvinistic behavior, Kingston repeatedly mentions the stereotypes themselves: "Girls are maggots in the rice" "It is more profitable to raise geese than girls" (43) and other sayings that degrade the ability of women...
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To strike out against this chauvinistic behavior, Kingston repeatedly mentions the stereotypes themselves: "Girls are maggots in the rice" "It is more profitable to raise geese than girls" (43) and other sayings that degrade the ability of women. In order to indicate her fight against the stereotypes, Kingston always accompanies the stereotypes with "a female avenger"(43)...
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