Woman Warrior #2

QUOTE:
"We had lost males before, cousins and uncles would were conscripted into armies or bonded as apprentices, who are almost as lowly as slave girls." - page 33, narrator
SIGNIFICANCE:
This quote shows a hardship that Maxine had to face. Her mother said she would be a wife and slave and she is comparing some of the males with how lowly women were thought of. Apprentices were equivalent to slaves. This always shows how hard it would be to be in Maxine's shoes because of how many people she has lost.
PERSONAL CONNECTION:
I can't connect personally with this quote because I have not been in her position. I can relate by saying that people that I know can be belittled and thought of as lower than they are.
QUESTION:
Do you think Maxine will be able to survive?
QUOTE:
"I am useless, one more girl who couldn’t be sold. When I visit the family now, I wrap my American successes around me like a private shawl."-- page 42, narrator
SIGNIFICANCE:
This shows that she protects herself with her success. She very insecure. She thinks she's useless so she uses America as a cover.
PERSONAL CONNECTION:
I can connect to this because I can be very insecure at times too. Sometimes I try to find things that I can shield myself with.
QUESTION:
How do you mask you insecurities?

The Woman Warrior #1

QUOTE:
"On the fourth and fifth days, my eyesight sharp with hunger, I saw deer and used their trails when our ways coincided. Where the deer nibbled, I gathered the fungus, the fungus of immortality."--page 25. narrator
SIGNIFICANCE:
This is a hardship the main character needed to endure as they attempted to make a new life. You could see how hungry she was and she gathered the fungus for nutrients. She is doing what she needs to survive.
PERSONAL CONNECTION:
I would definitely do the same thing if I was put in this position. She seems like a fighter and I could definitely be categorized as a fighter. This character is strong, but is also fearful and fearless at the same time. She is fearful but is also fearless when she needs to be. I feel that I am the same way.
QUESTION:
Would you do extreme things to survive?

Immigration

An immigrant is a person traveling from one country to another. An immigrant can want to leave there home for any reason. It could be anything from economic turmoil to a simple family feud. Immigrants don’t have to travel to another country for a specific reason.
Like we say America is the home of the free. In countries in the Middle East people are being killed for their beliefs and women have no rights. Our country has so much opportunity that most of the other countries don’t have. We also are able to vote for our leader unlike some countries who are ruled by a dictatorship.
The U.S is very diverse in culture. In fact the U.S is probably the most diverse of all countries. We have very many languages that we learn and speak. We have every kind of food from all around the worlds. We have so much more freedom than other countries and our laws are enforced with great power.
My ancestors emigrated from Eastern Europe. I am part Polish, part Russian, and part Czechoslovakian. I have two friends that immigrated from Poland.