Kingston's “No Name Woman”: Community's Role
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The community plays a significant role in Maxine Hong Kingston’s
essay “No Name Woman.” She describes how one can be totally rejected by
the community if it’s rules and regulations are violated. Violation is
considered a sin. Cultural values mark the community, which in turn shapes
an indi ....
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.... remote place against her wish, could have raped her
aunt, but “No one ever talked of sex ever”. So even though she had sex
against her will, she couldn’t have talked to anyone about it. “My aunt
could not have been the lone romantic who gave up everything for sex”
shows that she was not an immoral woman but someone who was forced into
having sex. She could not let anyone know what was happening with her. She
had no one to listen to her and understand her misery. She did not have
a ....
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