No name woman, 科技2班8组.ppt

How do you understand the last paragraph? Chinese-Americans, when you try to understand what things in you are Chinese, how do you separate what is peculiar to childhood, to poverty, insanities, one family, your mother who marked your growing with stories, from what is Chinese? What is Chinese tradition and what is the movies? (Para.11). Kingston questions the idea of authenticity when it comes to Chinese identity in America. Her larger work in the memoir is to blur the lines between reality and fantasy, suggesting that there is no one truth. How does the author feel about the story she has heard? 1. As a second-generation Chinese American, she is confused about fitting the stories of past Chinese generations to “solid America.” 2. Instead of receiving the warning, Kingston defies it because she has broken the cultural tie of her Chinese lineage. She identifies with the no name aunt as a female ancestor who also broke the rules of tradition and as a woman warrior. As a story to grow up on, what could be the influence of it to Kingston? the village: to eliminate sexual attraction among kinsmen Kingston: to making herself attractive to boys The story serves as a backdrop for Kingstons own experience growing up as a Chinese-American, torn btw the world of Chinese customs and traditions and her new, permissive American environment. She believes that Chinese culture often victimizes and silences women. forbidden from talking about it →give her aunt a voice; give her own interpretation (rebellion) American Womens Status 苏小瑜 Past of US Womens Status In history, there was a long time when woman was legally treated as subsidiary of man. During all her life, man was her owner or manager. A woman should obey what her man or her father said and serve the mans need. There was no need to have education, knowledge was a sign of status. For this reason, women had no right in politics and no one would hire a person lacking in skills and knowledge. However, conditio