Elia Rios English II Pre-DP Ms. Tami Davis December 6‚ 2012 “No Name Woman” Commentary Essay In this passage from “No Name Woman‚” Maxine Hong Kingston imagines what old world China was like‚ and paints a picture of a repressive‚ strictly ordered society in which people were essentially unable to have private lives. Everything had to be done for the sake of the family’s or village’s well-being. In such a world‚ Kingston’s aunt represents the worst kind of transgressor‚ one whose private lusts
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A short literary analysis of Maxine Kingston’s classic “No Name Woman” As part of the first generation of Chinese-Americans‚ Maxine Hong Kingston writes about her struggle to distinguish her cultural identity through an impartial analysis of her aunt’s denied existence. In “No Name Woman‚” a chapter in her written memoirs‚ Kingston analyzes the possible reasons behind her disavowed aunt’s dishonorable pregnancy and her village’s subsequent raid upon her household. And with a bold statement
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poorly and viewed worthless compared to men. Those that committed adultery were tortured and persecuted publicly‚ just like Maxine Hong Kingston’s aunt in her story “No Name Woman.” The aunt was pregnant‚ had her house raided by angry villagers‚ birthed her baby in a muddy pigsty‚ and then committed suicide by jumping into the family well with her newborn. In the essay‚ Kingston incorporated three different genres that worked together to describe the way she felt about her aunt. The first is nonfiction
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In Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Woman Warrior‚ Hong Kingston shares a tragic story involving one of her aunts. Originally the story was told to Hong Kingston by her mother‚ but a lot of the information was withheld so Hong Kingston includes a lot of what she thinks could have happened. Regardless of what is true and what is not‚ this piece of writing was extremely engaging and interesting. Hong Kingston dives into the norms held in Chinese culture and how they affect different people. This chapter
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a girl becomes an adult. In the woman warrior‚ it seemed as if the story was a bit more of an autobiographical account than Persepolis. The life that Marji had to deal with was filled with many tough times. Compared to the Woman Warrior‚ I believe that the situations Marji had to deal with helped her to be able to better describe just how she evolved emotionally. One of the themes that seem to be present in the class in general is one of oppression. Both Kingston and Marji had to deal with this
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Wallpaper” and “No Name Woman” “The Yellow Wallpaper” tells the story of the narrator’s personal battle with after-birth depression and the disastrous rest cure treatment she received. Living during the restrictive Victorian period‚ the narrator experienced firsthand the frustrating limitations placed on women in her era‚ many of whom were victimized by society’s complete misunderstanding of postpartum depression and other psychological infirmities. On the other hand‚ “No Name Woman” tells the story
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identity if that makes sense. We claim what we say is our identity. Whether it’s being a part of a certain ethnicity‚ cultural backgrounds‚ or religions. Part of our identity is where we come from‚ our heritage. It’s who we are. In “No Name Woman”‚ the author Kingston tells of one of her families most hidden secrets. She never knew she had an aunt until her mother told her after several years. Her aunt‚ had gotten pregnant at a young age and committed suicide because her family disowned her and she
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wish for the future is that black and white children can coincide peacefully and that children of former slaves and children of former slave-owners would be able to get along. In “No Name Woman” by Maxine Hong Kingston‚ Kingston learns that she has an aunt that took her own life and her newborn baby’s life. Kingston imagines different scenarios that her aunt could have gone through. These two stories both have an element that sticks out to me and that makes them very similar: the role discrimination
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especially one with several small‚ frail‚ children? My stomach curled and cringed every time I saw a corpse. Whether it was eaten from or prowling for more living creatures‚ they all upset me. Maxine was the first to spot a survivor. I had given up hope on finding anyone‚ but she still pressed on. Maxine was the
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FRAILTY‚ THY NAME IS WOMEN Frailty is defined as being fragile‚ foible‚ and having a moral weakness (Oxford Dictionary). At one point during the play Hamlet‚ Hamlet states‚ "Frailty‚ thy name is women" (i.ii.146)‚ generalizing that all women are frail. During the period Hamlet was written‚ the society was patriarchal‚ therefore‚ the women were very dependent on the men‚ and were unable to exist independently. Through their submissiveness Gertrude and Ophelia are treated as marionettes‚ who are
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