Summary
In this chapter, the author talks about the role of the girl in the community. She goes on to different between two groups - Aumaga and Aualuma. Aumuga is a group of men who do the heavy work of the village and perform an important function of forming relations between two villages while Aualuma is a group of young girls, wives of untitled men and widows. They are village hostesses and provide help at certain meetings for the wives of matais.
The author goes on to explain certain taboos. She discusses the two types of woman's fonos - the ones that follow and other ones who precede the communal work and the ceremonial fonos.
Discussion
It's interesting to know about the woman's potion in the Samoan community. It seems like women don't enjoy the freedom that they do in the developed cultures. There are certain taboos and customs that restrict their behavior. It would be interesting to know if the position of the woman in Somoan society has changed today.
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