There are similarities between Fa Mu Lan and Brave Orchid as well. In Shaman, Kingston talks about how her mother achieves self-confidence and accomplishment and how tough her life was when living in America. Brave Orchid, like Fa Mu Lan, is a warrior who encourages Kingston a lot. According to Kingston’s narration, her mother is bold, active and intelligent. She defies convention, leaves home and pursues a medical degree. Fa Mu Lan endures all hardships and masters kinds of fighting skills. So did Brave Orchid. She is proud of her ability to study hard and make accurate diagnoses. She also fights with the the ghost that scares the students a lot. Brave Orchid becomes a volunteer to spend a night in the room to verify the existence of the ghost
