... she is home, as there are too many ghosts that bother her. In the end, Kingston is surprised and relieved that her mother seems to understand, calling her by her affectionate nickname "Little Dog." Analysis "Shaman" depicts the conflicts and paradoxes of Brave Orchid's life and of the mother-daughter relationship she has with Kingston. On the one hand, Kingston seems to gain inspiration from ... the house turning off lights and locking doors, believing someone is going to come and take all of them away. At the end of the chapter, Brave Orchid takes her sister to a mental asylum, where s...

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... Kingston was speaking in her own silent words, is that we are all affected by others who speak in a negative manner towards us and leave the emotional scars behind. In chapter three Shaman, this chapter tells Brave Orchid's story. Kingston tells of her mother's documents, her diploma, her class picture, and a scroll of words. In reading the Shaman I came across a section in Kingston story that ... stood out not only in words, but in truth. "The women who had arrived early did not offer to help unpack, not wanting to interfere with the pleasure and the privacy of it ... is now a new tal...

• Word Count: 1496
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School