Genre
The specific genre of The Woman Warrior has been disputed due to Kingston's blend of perspectives, traditional Chinese folktale, and memoir. Trouble categorizing "The Woman Warrior" within a specific genre arises due to the fact that Kingston tries to provide her audience with the cultural, familial, and personal context needed in order to understand her unique position as a first-generation Chinese-American woman.
Friedman's assessment of autobiography with regard to women and minority groups explains Kingston's intricate blend of perspective and genre. Women and cultural minorities often don't have the privilege of viewing themselves as individuals isolated from their gender or racial group. Kingston illustrates this condition through her use of Chinese talk-story, her mother's traditional Chinese perspective, and her own first-person view as an immigrant.
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