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Tess Catalano "Take Back the Night" and other academic essays, 1982
1982-09-15 Catalano #5 Page 2
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Catalano pg 2 considered a normality, like dues or an ID. Yet "outside" she hated the stare and the pitying looks. As the trial neared and the subpoenas found their charges, the bruises had almost faded to a pale discoloration, yet the pain was still there. Once when the youngest hit her with his ball [handwritten] [would anything be gained by letting us know whether this blow was accidental? Are we to assume it is?] the pain brought tears to her eyes and opened the wounds of her heart. As predicted, when the trial date arrived, her face seemed only lopsided in a good light and from the "right" angle. As usual, the magistrate was running late, leaving her and her attorney and him and his attorney waiting outside the courtroom. This was the first she seen of him i the weeks and the circumstance made her cry, When she wiped the first tears from her eyes she rubbed a little too hard ; [handwritten] [I'm not sure this mark of punctuation reflects the actual relationship between the two sections it divides] just that small ridge, cup of bone running under her eye. Like her, it looked well, but just under the surface the pain ran deep. [handwritten] An inventive application of the assignment! you develop the physical imagery of bruises very effectively as an analogue for inner injury, as a staging device for recounting the legal procedures, and as a focal point for emotional reactions to the whole situation of "the battered wife". Because the images are intrinsically potent (for stirring outrage, sympathy..)you concerned but generally low keyed, side line observer stance can seem objectively factual, overly reasonably and justifiably partisan. You occupy an interesting middle ground between intimate knowledge of the case and impartial assessment of it, What are the advantages and disadvantages of this position? Would the answer vary according to the audience?
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Catalano pg 2 considered a normality, like dues or an ID. Yet "outside" she hated the stare and the pitying looks. As the trial neared and the subpoenas found their charges, the bruises had almost faded to a pale discoloration, yet the pain was still there. Once when the youngest hit her with his ball [handwritten] [would anything be gained by letting us know whether this blow was accidental? Are we to assume it is?] the pain brought tears to her eyes and opened the wounds of her heart. As predicted, when the trial date arrived, her face seemed only lopsided in a good light and from the "right" angle. As usual, the magistrate was running late, leaving her and her attorney and him and his attorney waiting outside the courtroom. This was the first she seen of him i the weeks and the circumstance made her cry, When she wiped the first tears from her eyes she rubbed a little too hard ; [handwritten] [I'm not sure this mark of punctuation reflects the actual relationship between the two sections it divides] just that small ridge, cup of bone running under her eye. Like her, it looked well, but just under the surface the pain ran deep. [handwritten] An inventive application of the assignment! you develop the physical imagery of bruises very effectively as an analogue for inner injury, as a staging device for recounting the legal procedures, and as a focal point for emotional reactions to the whole situation of "the battered wife". Because the images are intrinsically potent (for stirring outrage, sympathy..)you concerned but generally low keyed, side line observer stance can seem objectively factual, overly reasonably and justifiably partisan. You occupy an interesting middle ground between intimate knowledge of the case and impartial assessment of it, What are the advantages and disadvantages of this position? Would the answer vary according to the audience?
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