This thesis raises the following research question: How does Zheng Xiaoqiong narrate the experience of the female migrant worker and their views on marriage in her anthology Female Workers: A...Show moreThis thesis raises the following research question: How does Zheng Xiaoqiong narrate the experience of the female migrant worker and their views on marriage in her anthology Female Workers: A Record? Reading Zheng Xiaoqiong’s Female Workers, I argue that her work is a form of agency because she communicates the experience of female migrant workers different to existing mainstream narratives. My aim is to show how poetic representations can provide alternative perspectives on the experience of female workers.Show less
