"No Name Woman" SOAPST

"No Name Woman" by Maxine Hong Kingston was one of the books we read in class. The three SOAPST aspects that I will be writing about are occasion, purpose, and audience. Maxine writes about her childhood years and how she grew up in a different country than her parents. The occasion involves immigration and culture. Maxine's parents had immigrated from China to America because they had better opportunities here in America. But that did not mean that they left their traditions back in China. Her parents brought them along to the new country. Maxine writes about how, at that time, she struggled understanding both her parents and the world she lived in.

The audience for the story is mainly first generation immigrants like Maxine's parents. Maxine wanted to get her point across to people like her parents. The purpose of the story was  to inform and persuade the audience to be a little more open-minded towards not only the younger generation, but also to each other. Maxine also wanted to inspire other younger generations to not grow up only understanding one culture, their parents' cultures, but also the culture and environment they find themselves in.