I found the story, of her aunt, and the Chinese traditions she mentioned, intriguing. She presented the story with very explicit detailing, making it easy to visualize. You could see everything that was going on as she told it. I'm not really sure if those things happen to her aunt, or even if she had an aunt, and I somehow get the feeling that she even questions the validity of the story. She pointed out many holes in the story that could have made the story a fallacy. Such as, " growing up stories" , it kinda seems like the story was told to her because she was turning into a young woman, and her mom didn't want her to get pregnant because that would bring disgrace on the family. She also stated that the aunt's name was never mentioned, and that , if the aunt was married, why wasn't she living with her husband's family?. It disturbed her to believe that they held adultery in such strong regard, and approved ,to some degree of incest. The traditions seemed hypocritical. How could adultery be considered worse than killing her off ,forever? It appeared to her that the traditions were even more severe than the adulterous act. Further more, the story could never be confirmed , because she could not get any other information on it. She was told never to speak of it. But if the story is true, to give her aunt some dignity, she imagined how and why this might have happened. This was her way of speaking for her aunt who were not allowed to present her side of the story ,due to the way Chinese women of that era were treated. So, if the story is actually true , she put it out in the open for her. She broke the silence, and spoke for her aunt.
Peggie McNeil
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