Thursday, February 16, 2012

A ticking Time Bomb

I've noticed that throughout reading Mercy, Andrea seems to talk very angrily and violently. She seems to be angry at God for neglecting her, her mother for rejecting her, men for abusing her, adults for ignoring her, etc. I'm concerned that holding these feelings in is detrimental to her mental stability. At any moment now it seems like she could blow up.

I noticed that she had this fury of anger inside of her during her talk about her childhood. She was very angry at the adults for making her line up against the wall during a bomb drill. Andrea stated that she wanted to scream and throw herself into that incoming bomb (embracing death at a very young age). She seemed very upset even as a child at this mundane task.

Years of sexual abuse and being oppressed is making her angrier and I'm just waiting for the moment where she blows up.

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