Class for 6/23 2008 Women of Color?

Maxing Hong-No Name Women:
This was a sad story. Its a tale about a mother telling her daughter a secert. it is a sfamily secret and apparently it is to remain that way for all time. Her mother tells her that although she the daughter has been lead to believe that her father only ahd male siblings, that he once had a sister. However, she is erased form the family lineage when she becaomes pregnant even though her husband is not in town and its not possible. She is then shamed by the villagers and humiliated when she is ready to give birth, feeling hopeless, she then drowns herself along with her daughter in the water well. I find this story to have really harsh consequences, the reader is left to speculate on how she becomes pregnant. we do not know if its rape, or she feel in love wiht someone else. it si very ironic to me that the title is called no named women and all the women in the story are identifiend namelessly in the story. for me the themes here were oppression, conformity, secrets, and evil. this was a very troubling tale for me to read.

Joy Harjo: Deer Dancer:
This was a very difficult short story, for meto comprehend, becuase there was so much denseness in in, it held great meaning. I read it as these drunkrads are in a bar in the coldest time of the year and a prostitute comes in and dances. the Peoblemd is we do not know if she was hired, and she also does not look like the typical prostitite because she is discrible as beautiful, and alomst like a diety. she is discribed as a deer, and beautiful and graceful. the meaning that i got from it is that of Salvation, the drinkards were the indians with no way out, who needed an escape, and the prostitute served as a beacon of inspiration and hope to them. it was very deep and i dont believe it is a work i will soon forget.

Sandra Cisneros:Women Hollering Creek:
This is a tale about a woman who was once happy in life until she get s married to a highly abusive husband. She feels she cannot leave and feels trapped, due to the fact that there is a child between the tow of them and he takes care of her child. Her husband si basically scum and he makes her feel as bad as he can by destroying her personal belongings whenever they get inot it. When people see her bruises, there is an arrangement for her to escape. Its a tale that hits more close to reality than most individuals are willing to admit.

On another note:
I was glad i got to "lead" the class discussions yesterday. it was a kind of new experience that i really enjoyed, however it felt very wierd interviewing my own mother, but i learned a lot more about her than i knew before. if you have any comments for her or questions just let me know and ill be sure to inform her.