In the second section of Kingston’s account, White Tiger, the author controversially develops her own retelling of this famous myth with herself as the legendary Chinese figure. Writer Silvia Schultermandl mentions, “the mythological figure of Fa Mu Lan also provides Maxine with a model of female activism and agency” (Schultermandl 37). Certainly, Kingston utilizes the devices of compelling and prominent female myths to commentate on her own life and further, the lives of ethnic women throughout society. Later, Kingston states, “[w]hat we have in common are the words on our backs,” (Kingston 53). Words hold the unique position of uniting or dividing communities and through Woman Warrior, Kingston invites readers to see her perspective, to allow her words to create a collective
In the second section of Kingston’s account, White Tiger, the author controversially develops her own retelling of this famous myth with herself as the legendary Chinese figure. Writer Silvia Schultermandl mentions, “the mythological figure of Fa Mu Lan also provides Maxine with a model of female activism and agency” (Schultermandl 37). Certainly, Kingston utilizes the devices of compelling and prominent female myths to commentate on her own life and further, the lives of ethnic women throughout society. Later, Kingston states, “[w]hat we have in common are the words on our backs,” (Kingston 53). Words hold the unique position of uniting or dividing communities and through Woman Warrior, Kingston invites readers to see her perspective, to allow her words to create a collective