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Journal of Shaman
This story is written by Kingston to paint the picture of a strong woman who, even after losing her two children went back to school and amounted to becoming a midwife. This strengthens the fact of the reason why Kingston’s mother was named Brave Orchid.
In this chapter, Kingston shows the person of existence of evil beings. In the story of her mother, Brave Orchid was fighting evil beings which she referred to as ghosts. Kingston uses this story to show the reader how she too…