"No Name Warrior"

This piece by Maxine Huang Kingston talks about a legend her mother has passed down to her about her father's sister. This is relevant to my daily life because my mother would often tell me stories that I never questioned until now. I never questioned why she told me them because there was always a lesson. Don't be greedy, stay humble, or to stay out of trouble. My teacher talks of the tale as a cautionary one that would not be told to boys and it's true! My brother has never heard any of these cautionary tales and it's because men are supposed to uphold a certain standard. They're supposed to be tough and macho.
In a way Kingston would be considered a feminist since she made the point of the unfair advantages men receive. They do not get their houses burned down like her aunt did when the townsmen found out she was pregnant with another man's baby. Kingston also talks about the expectations of women, especially after marriage where wives are not allowed to keep their long hair. However, there are no expectations for the husband.
Women get judged more harsh than men when instances like this happen. Even today in the twenty-first century if a woman were to become pregnant with a man that was already married, the media would slut shame her. They would call the woman a home wrecker even if it were the man were at fault.
The nameless aunt reminds me of the character from the Sound and the Fury. Caddy was promiscuous and also births a daughter but lets her mother raise the daughter and runs away. I see the aunt's choice to kill the both of them done out of desperation. Caddy's family had money whereas the aunt's didn't because Caddy's family could still take care of the child if she made herself scarce. If the aunt's family had money  I don't think she would've killed her daughter.