Author(s)

Li Ziran ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ College of Liberal Arts, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Corresponding Author

Li Ziran

ABSTRACT

The debut novel of Chinese-American writer Maxine Hong Kingston, The Woman Warrior, describes the experience of second-generation Chinese immigrants, "I", growing up in an environment where traditional Chinese culture and American culture are intertwined and collide. Trauma writing is an important feature of the novel, which is mainly reflected in the confusion of identity, the lack of individual security, and the struggles to fit into the mainstream society. The traumatized "I" was guided by my mother Brave Orchid and the traditional Chinese stories of Mulan and Cai Yan, which enabled "me" to gradually recover from trauma.

KEYWORDS

The Woman Warrior, Trauma Writing, Trauma Recovery

CITE THIS PAPER

Li Ziran, A Study of Trauma and Recovery in the Woman Warrior. Lecture Notes on Language and Literature (2025) Vol. 8: 103-107. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/langl.2025.080215.

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