Take a screenshot of your comment, print it out, and staple it to your Warrior Novel Reading Notes for the fourth section of the book. This assignment will be half of your grade for the fourth section reading notes.
You must post at least once. You may certainly post more than once! It's my hope that you guys will get some good debates going about these novels.
-Speech as power: "Slaves" have no speech. Language is a weapon.
-Girlhood: "Girls are a waste of food," etc.
-Cultural assimilation: What is valuable or problematic in Chinese culture? American culture? Are the stories we tell about our culture real representations, or have they been altered? How does a culture "haunt" us? What does Kingston mean in asking which parts of her childhood experiences are particular to being Chinese, or Chinese-American, or simply particular to her own family? How is she ultimately isolated and unable to determine what is "real"?
-The main character's difficult relationship with her powerful mother. Is she similar to or different from her mother? What, ultimately, does she learn from her mom?
Feel free to write about another topic of your choosing.
-Mrs. Swan