Maxine Hong Kingston- The Women Warrior
In The Women Warrior Kingston tells the story of her no name aunt that her family does not speak of due to her shameful past. I think Kingston as an author is taking a big step with even publishing such a book. Writing about your family and personal life could be detrimental to her and her familys relationship. Especially because her family never actually talked much of her aunt, but Kingston wrote a book about the situation. Analyzing Kingston's situation in this way reminds me of bell hooks Remembered Raptured. Bell hooks in her writing did not want to make it seem like she was targeting anyone or releasing too personal information. I wonder how Kingston's family reacted to her creating The Women Warrior? Would her family support her book although it is about her familys unspoken aunt? I enjoyed reading Kingston's work but you often forget to think of these things when you are reading a book or an article.
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