Learn StoriesHaving two significantly different cultures can cause identity conflict. In "No Name Woman", Maxine Kingston's mother tells her the story of her aunt who committed adultery, which led to her being separated from her own family and the villagers. Kingston's mother says the story should not be told by anyone and that the purpose of the story was to instill fear in her daughter. Next, Kingston explores the different scenarios that could have led to his aunt's suppressed suicide. Through the use of characterization of his aunt's desolation, moving imagery, and diction, Kingston demonstrates the difficulty of finding identity when different cultures come into conflict with one another. Kingston's attempt to identify with her Chinese or American culture becomes a daunting task as she explores that of her aunt. characteristics of remoteness. In “No Name Woman,” Kingston states, “…[Her] aunt used a secret voice, a distinct attention” (453). Her claim reflects this characterization of her aunt's loneliness because she was very deprived of the man who made her pregnant. Kingston's description of her aunt creates a problem in identifying with her culture because it explains how the Chinese were very loud and boisterous, but her aunt's quietness does not reflect the same level of noise of the Chinese people. Kingston also describes his aunt as "...one of the stars, a shining point in the darkness, without a home, without a companion, in the eternal cold and silence" (455). The stars in the sky are usually seen as something exceptional or brilliant, but Kingston meant that his aunt was as isolated as a star in the galaxy. Even though the aunt was well known to the villagers, she was recognized for the wrong reasons and was humiliated in the middle of a paper......exiled by their family. A pietistic and causeless martyrdom which extinguished the lives of two souls. There is a whiff of shame towards his family, their thoughtlessness and thoughtlessness in handling a delicate situation. This opens up the reasoning on the fantastic and fictional accounts of the disappearance of his aunt. Kingston's embellishment of an unknown half-truth gives reason to the underlined symbolism of his story. Raised by traditionalists, despite the advancement of times, they will still not talk about the true events of the aunt who was “never born”. According to Kingston, to this day she is unaware of her aunt's details, only feelings and speculation. Works CitedKingston, Maxine Hong. “No women named.” Donald McQuade and Robert Atwan. The presence of the writer: a pool of readings. 7th edition. Bedford/St. Martins: Boston and New York, 2012. 458-470. Print