today i began reflecting on what we talked about in class, how the book is pretty much black and white without much grey. more specifically, i thought about urania in this book. she is a powerful figure in this book, because even though she went back home to where horrible memories surfaced, she still remained pretty strong until the end.
for example, on the last page when a man was trying to buy her a drink, she reacted strongly because there was no way she was going to forget her negative past sexual experiences with trujillo.
her way of dealing with her past seems unhealthy because she doesnt really deal with it, instead she suppresses it by constantly working and tiring herself out. however, it is hard for me to imagine how one would begin to deal with something so traumatizing.
i feel sorry for urania and its sad because girls like her got dragged into something horrible without being able to control it, which is very common under dictatorships.
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I agree with you. My sympathies go out to her as well. Her way of dealing with her situation, suppresion, isnt healthy, but I guess its because she has not come to terms with it. She isnt comfortable talking about it. She cannot let go, which is quite sad, because really, how can anyone let go of such a life changing experience?
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