Maxine Hong Kingston and the search for identityMaxine Hong Kingston is in search of herself. She's trying to find herself as a woman in a man's world, as a Chinese in America, and as a daughter instead of a son. In all his writings, we can see his search for his identity. We feel his rebellion against conventions, his need to break down the barriers of society, his desire to create a perfect world where everyone would be treated equally. But above all, her writings describe her as a strong and proud woman, ready to fight against conventions and society to preserve her convictions. Kingston is searching for his identity. She is trying to find herself as a Chinese in American society. There is a struggle within itself to distinguish what is Chinese from what is American. Kingston is trying to find himself and his voice in America. She says, “We Americans and Chinese had to whisper our way into becoming American women. Apparently we whispered even more quietly than the Americans. » (Kingston 714) Kingston tries to integrate into American society by "...inventing) an American-feminine-speaking personality." » (Kingston 714) She writes that she needed an "American-feminine" personality to get dates. Deep-rooted insecurity can be felt in Kingston. She doesn't believe in her own attractiveness. She feels the need to become another person to be accepted into American society. She's incapable of attracting dates, but her made-up personality can. Although Kingston is on a quest to find herself, there seems to be a conflict in her mind between the person she truly is and the person she wants to become. In "Silence", she talks about her desire to have an American-sounding voice. In the essay “Woman Warrior,” Kingston dreams of herself as an avenger, taking revenge on the society that has denied her family and herself happiness. She considers herself a strong, capable and ruthless warrior – almost a man. Kingston is unhappy with the person she is. She seems unable to live up to his expectations of herself. The writer struggles to come to terms with the person she is and the person she aspires to be. Even though she tries to find herself, she can't find her place or her voice in America. Kingston searches for her voice in America but she becomes almost mute. She writes that when she was a child, she covered her photos in black..