https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/mh5ua79ttkiz en-us 2018-03-28 16:03:37 UTC 2025-04-14 13:48:53 UTC hello@padlet.com mraymer1 https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/mh5ua79ttkiz/wish/247308043 The reader's understanding of the text is greatly impacted by the narrator telling her story as if she is Kingston as Fa Mu Lan. It shows the reader how they are both fighting the same fight, just in two different environments. Fa Mu Lan and Kingston are one strong woman overall and they are just trying to show that women are not weak and are so much more powerful than people think. On page 20, "She said I would grow up a wife and a slave, but she taught me the song of the woman warrior, Fa Mu Lan. I would have to grow up a warrior woman." This shows Kingston grows up as Fa Mu Lan and is the woman warrior that she is portrayed to be.]]> 2018-03-29 16:01:26 UTC https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/mh5ua79ttkiz/wish/247308043 arubel1 https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/mh5ua79ttkiz/wish/247308695 The narrator telling her story as if she is Kingston as Fa Mu Lan impacts the reader's understanding of the text by allowing the reader to compare the two woman warriors. It paints a picture of their society and how they put different skills, lessons, and perspectives in their own training and their independent self as a woman. In the reading it states that women are known for being a slave to their husband, Fa Mu Lan is someone all women admire to be like "She said I would grow up a wide and a slave, but she taught me the song of the woman warrior, Fa Mu Lan" (Kingston 20).]]> 2018-03-29 16:03:08 UTC https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/mh5ua79ttkiz/wish/247308695 dteague https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/mh5ua79ttkiz/wish/247308947 The reader's understanding of the text is greatly impacted by Kingston telling the story as if she is Fa Mu Lan. It allows the reader to see how they are both warriors, but they are fighting different people. Kingston is fighting sexism, as she is told that she should "grow up to be a wife and a slave", while Mulan is fighting enemies of China. Kingston and Mulan are both strong warriors, as they have to fight through adversity. In Kingston's culture, she is defying the stereotype that women are weak, while Mulan is fighting the stereotype that women can't be warriors. Also, Kingston says that what her and Mulan have in common are "the words on our backs." She is referring to how they will both bring their family honor. ]]> 2018-03-29 16:03:46 UTC https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/mh5ua79ttkiz/wish/247308947 jputman https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/mh5ua79ttkiz/wish/247309494 The reader's understanding of the text is greatly impacted by the narrator telling her story as if she is kingston as Fa Mu Lan. It conveys to the reader that Kingston is the same as Mu Lan. They are both strong women that are defying their society's standard for women, but they are just are fighting different fights. On page 20, Kingston writes, "I would grow up a wide and a slave, but she taught me the song of the woman warrior, Fa Mu Lan." This shows that Kingston is just as strong as Mulan.]]> 2018-03-29 16:05:04 UTC https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/mh5ua79ttkiz/wish/247309494 jputman https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/mh5ua79ttkiz/wish/247311534 2018-03-29 16:10:11 UTC https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/mh5ua79ttkiz/wish/247311534 jputman https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/mh5ua79ttkiz/wish/247312205 2018-03-29 16:12:01 UTC https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/mh5ua79ttkiz/wish/247312205 adaumstudent https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/mh5ua79ttkiz/wish/247312358 The impact of telling the story as Kingston as Fa Mu Lan helps to compare and show the similarities between the two stories and how Fa Mu Lan's story impacted the way Kingston lived her life. on page 20, Kingston says, "she said i would have to grow up a wife and a slave, but she taught me the song of the warrior woman, Fa Mu Lan. I would have to grow up a warrior woman." This shows the influence Mu Lan's story had on Kingston's life, even as a young child, and how it gave her strength.]]> 2018-03-29 16:12:25 UTC https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/mh5ua79ttkiz/wish/247312358 bri_ryerson https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/mh5ua79ttkiz/wish/247312832 The narrator telling the story as if she is both Kingston and Fa Mu Lan impact how we connect the two characters together. It shows the contrast of Kingston being her idol and you start to see how alike they are. They are both warriors, strong and independent women. Kingston uses Mulan as her motivation and inspiration, and Mulans story seems to give Kingston strength.]]> 2018-03-29 16:13:37 UTC https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/mh5ua79ttkiz/wish/247312832 lrich8 https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/mh5ua79ttkiz/wish/247313239 The impact pf the narrator telling her story as if Kingston is Fau Mu Lan impact the reader's understanding of the text because this contrast shows how much Kingston idols Mulan. They both are woman warrior's in their own way, but both fighting for something different. I feel as if Kingston gets her motivation and inspiration from Mulan. A quote that shows Mulan's impact is how she said she would have grown up as a warrior woman, not a woman warrior. She would have been a wife and slave, not a brave warrior. This is found on page 20. ]]> 2018-03-29 16:14:43 UTC https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/mh5ua79ttkiz/wish/247313239