In Mrs. Sens and No Name Woman culture plays an intensely important role. Lahiri Jhumpa describes her characters in great detail in Mrs. Sens. I believe she does so to illustrate not only an accurate picture of what the characters like Mrs. Sens look like but also to provide the reader with an equally accurate understanding of the characters' personalities. Maxine Hong Kingston also reveals important cultural characteristics in her piece, No Name Woman. She explains how the main character's aunt brought disgrace to her family by becoming pregnant. Moreover, her aunt, the no name woman, haunts her throughout her life. These are characteristics of Asian culture, which help the reader to understand the heritage and personality of the main character and her family. These two authors highlight the ideas of culture and express them in their works to bring understanding and relativity to the reader. Those who read No Name Woman and are Asian can relate to the cultural ideas in the story and the readers who aren't Asian are still at the very least learning about another culture. These two authors use culture to make their stories more interesting to their readers and create a higher standard of literature by doing so.