When reading this article, I noticed that from the beginning Sue Ann Johnston breaks down the setting of "Woman Warrior". Johnston makes the reader aware of the two separate worlds the narrator switches between in the story. In the story China is considered to be of the "mind" while America is characterized by "flat literal reality." I believe Johnston's way of separating the two worlds presented to us, allows for a better understanding of both the story line and the author herself. I agree with Johnston when she says that Kingston takes on a strictly "American Logic."
This article is very interesting and informative, yet I still have questions. I am still not sure whether the mother tells the story of the swords woman to entertain, or to invoke a desire to be something more. I would like to know whether these types of stories were told out of pity, so the girls could at least dream, or out of a mothers wish to see her daughter become something more.
In conclusion, I liked Johnston's article about the "Woman Warrior". I enjoyed reading Kingston's story and also enjoyed reading Johnston's views on it, even though i still have some questions.
I think the mother told her the women warrior story because she wants her to be strong like the women told in the story but yet she was afraid to do it herself and when her daughter actually starts being a strong independent women she is afraid her daughter can not handle it so its like an love hate relationship.
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