- I think that the theme of this story is racism. The words black, white, negro, etc. are used more often than any other words in the story. It is hard to read the story without thinking of racism. The setting is very important to the story because it was written in 1923 which was a much more conservative time when having children of different races would be very unusual and looked down upon. It also mentions church often and this is an important addition to the setting because it lets the reader know that religion is important in their lives. In the beginning of the story, there isn't really a particular place that the story is happening at, but at the end, the author specifically lets the reader know that it is a Sunday in the fall.
No Name Woman
- I think that the theme of this story is sadness. The story has to do with a woman that commits suicide. The speaker is the woman's niece. The woman (her aunt) that committed suicide lived in China during the 1920s, which was a time that women were treated poorly in China. The niece is reflecting on her aunt's life and death and the difference in culture of the the two countries. The setting of the story is America because that is where the girl now lives. It takes place in 1975, years after her aunt was living. The story she tells, however, takes place in 1924 in China. It is interesting that there are two opposing settings of the story.
