Power of Mother Nature in Maxine Hong Kingston's "Woman Warrior"

Throughout chapter two of Maxine Kingston's acclaimed book, "The Woman Warrior", she illustrates the bane of society and the inherent power of nature. The corruption of society can be seen when Maxine states "At night, the mice and toads look at me...not once would I see a three-legged toad, though; you need strings of cash to bait them (23)." This quotation describes how money can destroy nature and create a monstrosity out of it, such …

…a similar fate for Maxine. In the end, Maxine too may return back to China and receive the honor and praise that she never received when she was a child, liberating Chinese women from their double-bound foot braces, much how Fa Mu Lan liberated the Chinese laborers. "She taught me the song of the warrior woman, Fa Mu Lan. I would have to grow up a warrior woman (20." In this case, both are "Woman Warriors."