Alice Sebold candidly began her book with a full description of how she got raped. This has scarred me for life. Recently, as I was watching the news with my cousins, we heard that a man who belonged to America's most wanted list was finally found and arrested. This man was charged with many murders, and even rape. Not to say that I never really cared for rape victims; but, usually, when I hear a broadcaster make that sort of announcement I do not experience any emotional distress. However, today as the word rape was articulated out of the man's mouth, I could not stop myself from feeling uneasy. Unfortunately, I unconsciously began to imagine what the victim felt and went through, and if it was similar to Alice Sebold's tragic experience. Rape truly affects a person and their perspective over life, and it is completely unfair for an individual to be exposed to such an immoral and horrific event. Furthermore, after Alice had been sexually, emotionally, and physically abused by her rapist, she begged him to not tell anyone, especially her mother. She felt as if though she was the one who had committed the crime and was at fault. This extremely devastates me. This book opens my eyes to what sort of mistakes a young girl(or boy) can make, and how rape victims should never have the smallest thought that they were the ones to blame. However, she later confides in her mother, and because of that she gained the moral support of her family. Currently, my parents are very strict when it comes to me being out late at night. They are always scared that the worst will happen to me; and even though they never admit it, they fear someone will rape me. It aggravated me that my parents did not trust me and would not let me have fun with my friends. However, Alice Sebold was a college freshman, who was innocently walking to her dorm when a man appeared behind her and attacked her. At this point of the book I had learned my lesson my parents were trying to teach me all these years: any one at any point can fall victim to rape, regardless of how cautious they were of their surroundings.
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