Maxine is repeatedly told throughout the book The Woman Warrior that due to the societal norms that she will be limited in her life due to being born a female, however, throughout the story we see Maxine overcome this sexism in multiple ways. Despite Maxine's experiencing societal sexism she experienced familial sexism through her parents and grandparents, however, their sexism would stem the cultural stories she would be told about. Despite Maxine being told how to act as a proper lady through the cultural stories, she is told by her family members, yet Maxine takes the story of Mulan as motivation to be more than just what her family wants her to be. The book allows one to understand and view sexism beyond just on a large scale, but the