New York Drama Critics' Circle

Maxine Hong Kingston published a masterpiece of literature in 1976, “The Woman Warrior”. Many people found the reading a bit complex to grab, like why was the aunt is the no name woman? Now I have to admit the literature was a bit miscellaneous but I understood. Each chapter has its own meaning have why it is being told; the answer is in between the lines. Overlooking the reader’s review they raised many logical questions such as: why is the aunt labeled as the no name warrior? Why did the…

In contrast, the stream of consciousness technique allows her to directly indicate how the characters feel in response to certain situations and “explore the minds of characters in a new way” (Macauley and Lanning 121). Kingston herself is mainly developed through this method. Her thoughts are clearly projected throughout the scene in which she bullies the young quiet girl in her Chinese class. Initially, she just commands the girl…

“Conception: The Origins of a Story” as Applied to The Woman Warrior Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Woman Warrior depicts the hardships Kingston faces as she attempts to balance the culture of the country in which she resides, America, and the culture of her home country, China. This struggle is shown by Kingston’s account of various parts of her childhood, which shape who she is. Rather than simply a list of Kingston’s experiences, The Woman Warrior is a novel with broad social implications.…

From beginning as a waitress, to a lifeguard, to a poetry teacher for prisoners, and then to being named one of the Most Beautiful People, author Louise Erdrich has become an inspiring American novelist for Native Americans all over the country (Fun Facts About Louise). Louise Erdrich’s novels feature Native American characters and settings. Highly encouraged by her parents, she begins writing poems, but later will have made novels, that like Tracks, that truly do make her an American author.…

Not only does her mother refer to her ability to speak, but also Kingston struggles to use her words in a liberating way. She says, “The Chinese I know hide their names; sojourners take new names when their lives change and guard their real names with silence” (Kingston “No Name Woman” 5) As with the No Name Woman, silence not only fueled Kingston’s mind, but the circumstances surrounding her aunt’s death made her question her heritage…

Through The Woman Warrior Maxine Hong Kingston recounts on her life as well as her family’s past. Her cultural background calls for many unheard of customs and stories. Kingston’s mother teaches her daughter lessons through stories to show the importance of a message. Both death and ghosts reappear throughout the memoir and how ghosts never die. Kingston describes how revenge is a driving force for many actions throughout the memoir and how death seems to be answer to all issues but is not.…

I had never watched a film where I was too scared to be alone in my room, too terrified to sleep without the lights on, and too frightened to even go to bed, until, I made the mistake of putting on Amityville of Horror and began to watch the horror film by myself late at night with no one home. Amityville of Horror still gives me nightmares when I think about it lying in bed. I’m not one to get scared easily, especially scared of a film. When I was around 10 years old or so, my parents did not…

The middle colonies include New Jersey, New York, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. Note: There are no promises everything will be perfect but, definitely a better life in the long run for your ancestors to live on. I can not pay to get over: That is not an issue, You can work for 4 to 10 years as a helper to a family and your boss will pay for our ticket over. That will give you food and a place to live. As well, You have rights at your home. Daily life On a normal day for the middle and…

wealthy company in its heyday. It hopes to replace them with new technologies like touch screens for smartphones and smart packaging embedded with sensors. According to Hardy (2014), Kodak has good ideas and their technology seems to be up to par with everyone else’s but the hazard is that their competitors, eight or 10 strong ones in each market; killing them on pricing which may prevent them from ever seeing any type of profitability on the new stuff. The employees simply are not ready to give…

These regions are similar, yet unique in their own way. The New England region, Middle region, and Southern region each have an economy, a climate, and a history that is each unique to that region. The New England Colonies The New England region was made up of the colonies of Massachusetts, Maine (which was part of Massachusetts), Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire. Being in the Northeast of the future U. S. the New England colonies never got very warm with harsh and cold winters…