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On the Ethical Tragedy and Hymn of No Name Woman's Identity Transformation in The Woman Warrior

Shuying Li

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The Woman Warrior,the debut of contemporary Chinese American writer Maxine Hong Kingston,vividly depicts tragic figure of no name woman.Facing gap of dream and reality,and conflict of self and society,she overstepped her ethical identity by committing adultery and being pregnant,which undoubtedly broke ethical taboo and made pursuit of love and human dream shattered.However,she chose to use manner of death to declare war against feudal and patriarchal society,which transforms the tragic girl into a woman warrior of anti-traditional ethic,thereby composing hymn of life.

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The Woman Warrior,the debut of contemporary Chinese American writer Maxine Hong Kingston,vividly depicts tragic figure of no name woman.Facing gap of dream and reality,and conflict of self and society,she overstepped her ethical identity by committing adultery and being pregnant,which undoubtedly broke ethical taboo and made pursuit of love and human dream shattered.However,she chose to use manner of death to declare war against feudal and patriarchal society,which transforms the tragic girl into a woman warrior of anti-traditional ethic,thereby composing hymn of life.

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The Woman Warrior,the debut of contemporary Chinese American writer Maxine Hong Kingston,vividly depicts tragic figure of no name woman.Facing gap of dream and reality,and conflict of self and society,she overstepped her ethical identity by committing adultery and being pregnant,which undoubtedly broke ethical taboo and made pursuit of love and human dream shattered.However,she chose to use manner of death to declare war against feudal and patriarchal society,which transforms the tragic girl into a woman warrior of anti-traditional ethic,thereby composing hymn of life.

Key concepts: Adultery, Hymn, Tragedy (event), Taboo, Dream, Girl, Feudalism, Identity (music)

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