"No Name Woman"

Such a shocking story to hear about. i can only imagine the discomfort and thoughts running through Kingston's mind as she hears the forbidden story of her aunt. Even until the end, we don't find out what the aunts name is, or anything else really about her, but just her story and her death. Kingston portrays an empathy for her aunt, realizing that no one got to really hear her story or know her as she was known as forbidden. She was told the story by her aunt as a way to warn her and advise her to behave accordingly. And now that she has begun menstruating, she must not ever do what her aunt did. Its really shocking, as an outsider of much modern belief and background, to hear such a tale. The acts of the villagers, and the way the aunt enacted in response really left a lasting impact on me, as i'm sure Kingston will never forget this tale. Living in such a confined, scrutinizing and patronizingly strict community must be extremely difficult. A community that always surveillances, and one you must abide with by code for must not be easy at all, i can never personally imagine living in such a village or town.