Analysis: The Woman Warrior

In the memoir The Woman Warrior, Kingston recounts her past as a young Chinese-American girl who seeks to define her cultural identity in America. Under an unappreciative, judgemental mother, Kingston attempts to alienate the traditional standards of a Chinese woman and yearns to separate herself out of her mother’s shadow. Through retelling of talk-stories, Kingston emphasizes that the liberation from the Chinese diaspora undeniably entails dissociation of strict Chinese traditions by finding individualized voice.
NO NAME WOMAN
Kingston’s account of her unspoken aunt essentially gives a voiceless woman voice. Within the talk story of "No Name Woman," Kingston recounts the family secret of her aunt, who illegitimately became pregnant with