PART I:
+ The short story, “No Name Women”, was shocking, horrifying, and almost unfathomable for me. I cannot imagine any person, much less a community, that would punish a family in such an inhumane manner as the raid described in the story. I am amazed by the dramatic differences that time and culture impose upon attitudes toward adultery.
I found the rituals performed during this raid to be interesting. For example, the woman who waived the broom in the air to release spirits. I am curious about the strong, beliefs shared by this Chinese culture. I was surprised that the villagers blessed themselves with sugar and oranges as they returned to their homes following the raid. Obviously they felt no guilt from their actions, and seemingly did not hesitate or hold back during the attack. On the contrary, I assume they felt that their higher power or spirits had commanded them to take this sort of action.
- I had difficulty understanding how the narrator......

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Title: No Name Women By Maxine Hong Kingston
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