... 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...

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... came to bringing up their children, they tended to pass on attitudes and values appropriate more to Guandong fishing village- (Cook 136). Brave Orchid's own disrupted memories, or talk stories, of the past dominate Maxine's life. In the first chapter, Brave Orchid uses the talk story "No Name Woman" to teach Maxine about how the Chinese people handle adultery. Before she even begins the ... "size of the world" (Kingston 99) her mother had already established. Through this independence, Maxine is able to lead her own productive life, while sacrificing the relationship with her mother. I ...

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• Grade Level: High School