It is amazing the thought of going from victim to the executioner. Being able to verbalize and write is so incredibly important for anyone person. Speaking out is also a way to let go and forgive. That way you don’t have to hold in the emotion that you are carrying. Writing is a freedom and allows us to speak truth and everyone is able to express themselves. In Sam Hamill’s “Necessity to Speak” the ideas that he presents is that everyone speaks through writing. There is a group of people who have been battered and a group who are the batterers. Speaking out and trying to get out of the routine is a step in a different direction. It is necessary to peak to bring out thoughts and visions and let out truths. When each person speaks they are speaking from experience thus bringing personal issues to the table. We as a whole would not be able to get to know each individual unless we have a way to speak to one another. May it be talking in person or through writing. So many things were going on in the world in the 1940’s and some of those same things are going on in today’s society. Being afraid to speak out is a weakness but brining it out in poetry and other works of writing can help make a person stronger or even just be heard. The many men and women that chose to go back to their life style of battered and batterer are just going back to the cycle they are used to but those who chose to break away from it are able to move forward with their life and start over and hopefully have a much more positive outlook on life. In turn their children will then be able to have a more positive outlook on life and learn from the experiences of their parents. The written word is a very powerful thing and much can be learned from it if you choose to listen to what it is telling you.
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