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Kingston's “No Name Woman”: Community's Role
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 individual ....
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.... her, the wrongdoer, be left alone. They
considered her an offender when she was not to blame. The villagers had
thrown eggs, mud and rocks at her house. “The villagers punished her for
acting like she could have a private life, secret and apart from them” and
so they slaughtered the stock, broke in from the front and back walls,
broke earthenware in the kitchen, etc. This is not the way a civilized
community ought to react. She had no life of her own. The community
manipulated the path of her life’s fate. She was expected to act according
to the wish of her fath ....
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