Part one of term paper
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’s identity. This essay reflects the ...

Part two of term paper
... aunt’s kinsmen, turned against her in no time. “Women in China did not choose” they were merely objects of desire. They had no wish of their own. They lived in a society dominated by men. Women were expected to efface their sexual color and present plain miens. Later it was said that, a man, in some 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 ...