Pre Revolutionary Chinese Customs that Resulted In the Mistreatment of Women
Maxine Hong Kingston, first generation Chinese-American author, wrote about the sharp contrast of identity of women in both American and Pre-Revolutionary Chinese cultures. Kingston’s autobiography, The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Childhood among Ghosts represented the roles and treatment of women during the Pre-Revolutionary period in China. ... This combination of perspectives enabled the reader to see the devaluation of women in Pre-Revolutionary Chinese culture. In Pre-Revolutionary China, female infanticide, the inability for women to speak, and foot-binding were all common customs resulting in the mistreatment of women. ... Also during the Pre-Revolutionary period, women were trained not to speak in certain situations. Women were forbidden to speak argumentatively to their husbands. ... When she was finally forced to confront her husband, Moon Orchid was unable to speak but only a few words, because she was unable to handle a confrontation with a man due to her upbringing in Pre-Revolutionary China.