I believe that the characters in "No Name Woman" and "Fleur" have their story told by outside narrators for a few reasons. One reason is for them to have a sense of mystery associated with them. You don't ever really know if Fleur is a witch who kills people, or if it is just rumor. If the story was told from Fleur's perspective, then it would be a lot more straight forward. The same goes for the aunt in "No Name Woman". You learn everything about her just from other people think about her. You never really know if she was raped or not, or who she had sex with. If she was able to speak in her own voice, then she would probably tell us what really happened and be able to explain many rumors to us.
The main reason why these two characters are told by outside narrators is to allow us to see why they are an outcast. These two characters are outcasts because of the way people view them. They could be normal people like everyone else, but many people jump to conclusions and make rumors about them, not even knowing if the rumors are true. These stories being told from outside narrators made me see why we can wrongfully label people as outcasts.
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