Discuss a similar source of suffering for one of the women in Walker’s essay and either Connie (from Oates’ work) or No Name Woman (from Kingston’s work).

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Alice Walker, Joyce Carol Oates, and Maxine Hong Kingston write about how women from very different cultural contexts experience a lack of power. In your initial post, Discuss a similar source of suffering for one of the women in Walker’s essay and either Connie (from Oates’ work) or No Name Woman (from Kingston’s work). Be as specific as you can, and don’t forget to support your claims with brief quotes.

  • Alice Walker: “In Search of Our Mothers’      Gardens”
  • Joyce Carol Oates: “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” 
  • Maxine Hong Kingston: “No Name Woman”