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The Woman Warrior One-Sheet
Plot Summary:
In this story Kingston is listening to a story told by her mother
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Her mother tells her that her aunt kills herself after being
shunned by her family for having a baby out of wedlock
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The night she had the
child, the villagers went and ransacked her home and she was forced to have her baby in the
pigsty
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Committing
suicide was seen as a way at getting back at her family for not supporting her through everything
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Themes:
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Silence and Voice: The very first line her mother tells Kingston not to mention her aunt
to anyone
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This is shown consistently throughout the story
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Growing up Chinese American: Kingston had a problem distinguishing what was
normal to Chinese culture and what was from her family
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She believed that her aunt was
treated poorly and did not believe that having sex should mean that her life is over
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Any mistakes that
they make were taken more seriously than if a man had made them
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This ties directly into the theme of silence and
voice
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“Don’t let your father know that I told you
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This is another
quote that show how important it was to her mother to keep this a secret
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And I have
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By being quiet she is no better than the rest of her family
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“She was a spite suicide drowning herself in the drinking water” (1515)
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It is seen as her
way of getting back at her family for not supporting her

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