We read part of the first chapther from Woman Warrior in class today mostly concerning the dead aunt. Our homework was to write two quotes and comment on your thoughts about them.
One quote from the book is on page 6: "My mother has told me once and for all the useful parts. She will add nothing unless powered by Necessity, a riverbank that guides her life. She plants vegetable gardens rather than lawns; she carries the odd-shaped tomatoes home from the fields and eats food left for the gods."
This quote gives some insight on the mother. She doesn't do anything unless she feels she needs to, and is a practical person. The narrator's mother cares more about eating and surviving than having a beautiful lawn, takes home food that normally wouldn't be taken and only tells people information if she feels the need or necessity to.
Another quote from this book I found interesting is on page 7: :the other man was not, after all, much different from her husband. They both gave orders:she followed. 'If you tell your family, I'll beat you. I'll kill you. Be here again next week.'"
This quote holds some significance to me because it shows the daughter is imagining all these instances of her aunt. She has no information on how or who the aunt got pregnant with, but is still coming with conclusions, most of which are probably not true.
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I like the first quote chosen. I like the fact that you decide to talk about Maxine's mother. I argee with your statement that her mother is a practial woman.
The second quote you chose was an interesting one because it is one of the only times you hear about the man who got the aunt pregnant.
Also, the things the man said to her sounded like he raped her.
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