Individual Identity In Pride And Prejudice And The Woman Warrior

Finding one's own personal voice is important to individual identity and helps against social injustices. The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston is a memoir that invites readers into the life of one Asian American writer. Kingston narrates the story of several women in her family, and how they are oppressed and silenced by Chinese culture. During the narration, Kingston provides her own voice for those women in the culture that did not have the opportunity to speak out for themselves. Meanwhile, in Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen portrays a similar situation where women do not have any voice in marriage and must marry for the sake of financial security. She uses Elizabeth’s voice as her own to make the statement that love is the only acceptable …show more content…
Women like Charlotte and No Name Aunt often remains silent and accept the social expectation. By doing so, they give up their rights and even lose their life. However, both writers from each books presents a rebellious character different from the rest to present their criticism on society. By making such a strong statement against Lady de Bourgh and their mother, both Elizabeth and Kingston has truly becomes a feminist characters. Also, their voices strengthen their identity in a way that they have become more comfortable with themselves and speak up against social injustices.
Both The Woman Warrior and Pride and Prejudice presents the issue of gender role and expectation face by women. Kingston and Elizabeth both speaks up with voice against social injustices. They refuses to be a typical women such as being housewives and defines their own unique identity. Kingston and Austen both proves that Women were just as capable as men and the inferior status of women in society is unjust. By speaking up with voice, they can define who they are and speak out against social