Round One Question #2 by Catherine Hoffmann https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/vv07h76nz62n How does this reiterate the theme of storytelling in the novel? How does it impact the reader's understanding and interpretation of the text? Respond here. You must give textual evidence to support your answers. Next, comment on two other people's answers. Make sure to add to the discussion; do not simply say "I agree" or "I disagree." en-us 2018-03-09 15:05:12 UTC 2025-12-21 19:56:07 UTC hello@padlet.com David Teague dteague https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/vv07h76nz62n/wish/240271060 This reiterates the theme of storytelling because the whole first chapter is about a story told to Kingston by her mom. The story is about the life of her aunt, and there are many different versions of the story that have been passed down through generations. This helps the reader to understand that no one really knows what really happened to the aunt except for the aunt. The stories could have been changed over time to teach a certain lesson or to be interesting. For example, Kingston's mom told the story to her so that she wouldn't do the same thing. This is shown by the quote "Now that you have started to menstruate, what happened to her could happen to you". ]]> 2018-03-09 17:26:16 UTC https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/vv07h76nz62n/wish/240271060 Kennedy Schroeder kschroeder15 https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/vv07h76nz62n/wish/240271158 This is an example of the theme of storytelling because the first chapter is about Kington's aunt, so Kingston does not know what the truth is. All she knows is what her mother told her which is very little because she mentioned how she was afraid to ask more about it, so the chapter is much of what Kingston thinks and the story she has weaved about her aunt's life. This impacts the reader's interpretation because it is more open for debate because we do not have a definitive answer to what actually happened. The quote, "I alone devote pages of paper to her, though not origamied into houses or clothes" (Kingston 16), shows this. It shows that she does not know anything about her definitively, so it is more of the idea of her that Kingston is presenting.]]> 2018-03-09 17:26:25 UTC https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/vv07h76nz62n/wish/240271158 Anna Rubel arubel1 https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/vv07h76nz62n/wish/240271169 The first chapter starts with a story, The story is about Kingston's aunt, which is a story Kingston shall not repeat. 'You must not tell anyone, my mother said" (Kingston 3). Even though the story is being told from Kingston's mother who was embarrassed by her, this may make the mother change it up which is what each generation does throughout stories, they always changes the story. This may impact how the reader thinks of the aunt but then also understand the way everyone had felt towards the aunt. The reader can understand that Kingston is the only one who believes her aunt was not so cruel, she sees something different than her family, though she does not know the whole true story, nor does anyone else. The only one who knows the story is who lived it which was the aunt. ]]> 2018-03-09 17:26:26 UTC https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/vv07h76nz62n/wish/240271169 Abigayle Thomas athomas112 https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/vv07h76nz62n/wish/240271274 The first chapter is an example of storytelling because there are multiple ideas of what could have happened. Also the chapter starts out with Kingston's mother telling her a story about her aunt. Kingston does not really know what actually happened to her aunt she only knows what her mother told her. There cold have more that she did not tell Kingston. She will could have changed some small details so that Kingston would get a specific thing from it. "Now that you have started to menstruate, what happened to her could happen to you." This quote shows that her mother could have changed some things so that Kingston would not do the same thing.]]> 2018-03-09 17:26:36 UTC https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/vv07h76nz62n/wish/240271274 Brianna Ryerson bri_ryerson https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/vv07h76nz62n/wish/240271317 This reiterates the theme of storytelling because Kingston is told this vague story and she does not know the reason everything happened/the truth about her aunt. We are given 2 sides of the story but we are not sure what actually happened.  "'You must not tell anyone," my mother said," (page 3) begins the novel off with the story of her aunt becoming pregnant and then killing herself and the baby. We could question the existence of the aunt because no one even talks about her.]]> 2018-03-09 17:26:40 UTC https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/vv07h76nz62n/wish/240271317 Mason Raymer mraymer1 https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/vv07h76nz62n/wish/240271321 The first chapter presents a story about Kingston's aunt and it does provide many details to explain the story. Kingston does not know exactly what her aunt did and only knows that she should never be like her and never talk about her. This affects the reader's understanding of the text because it leaves the truth of what happened open to your interpretation. It allows the reader to choose his/her own reasoning for what the mother was trying to convey to Kingston about what she should or should not do.]]> 2018-03-09 17:26:41 UTC https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/vv07h76nz62n/wish/240271321 Camryn Carte ccarte https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/vv07h76nz62n/wish/240271335 This is a true example of storytelling because there are multiple reasoning's/ideas; it can confuse the reader in a way that we dont truly know what happened nor if they have been changed throughout time. "Your father does not want to hear her name. She was never born"- this goes along with how this can impact the story because the two scenarios shows how much things can change and it proves that we dont truly know what happened to her aunt. ]]> 2018-03-09 17:26:42 UTC https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/vv07h76nz62n/wish/240271335 lrich8 https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/vv07h76nz62n/wish/240271541  
 
The scenarios reiterate the theme of storytelling in the novel because we are given two scenarios of how the aunt got pregnant, and are left to think and choose which scenario is most believable. The scenarios give us space to come up with our own ideas and thoughts, which is why storytelling is used. It impacts the reader's understanding because we wonder and do not know what happened, and neither do the characters in the story; therefore, only the aunt truly knows. Nobody knows the truth and the story is based on your own interpretation. "You must not tell anyone" shows that this is a case that the family and society never truly solved or understood what truly happened to the aunt and how she became pregnant (Kingston 3).
]]> 2018-03-09 17:27:06 UTC https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/vv07h76nz62n/wish/240271541 Katie Eisley keisley https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/vv07h76nz62n/wish/240271576 The first chapter is story telling because it is a story that is told to get one specific message across. Kingston's mother told her this story to tell her to protect herself and to not let anyone take advantage of her. Despite learning the lesson of the story, Kingston didn't know what truly happened to her aunt so she came up with her own ideas of what could have happened. The story telling in chapter one of this book impacts the reader's interpretation of the novel because every person can read the story and view it in whatever way they interpret it. ]]> 2018-03-09 17:27:10 UTC https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/vv07h76nz62n/wish/240271576 These scenarios reiterate the theme of storytelling because the novel starts out with Kingston being told a story about her aunt. She hears a different side of the story because it is a story about someone else, so there is another side to it; there are two sides to every story. The book starts out with "you must not tell anyone" showing tat its a secretive story. Others may have different views or perspectives. hwagoner1 https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/vv07h76nz62n/wish/240272403 2018-03-09 17:28:55 UTC https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/vv07h76nz62n/wish/240272403 Allie Daum adaumstudent https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/vv07h76nz62n/wish/240272480 The theme of storytelling is shown through a story that may have been exaggerated in order to express what the story's purpose is. Kingston can't know the exact truth of the story even though two possibilities are expressed.]]> 2018-03-09 17:29:04 UTC https://padlet.com/catherine_n_hoffmann/vv07h76nz62n/wish/240272480