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Post by dianarmartinez on Jul 8, 2024 2:32:01 GMT
Ray is a resilient character to me. Challenging all the stereotypes that are followed by society is difficult. In a group of marginalized individuals, it can be difficult because of intergenerational trauma from the previous generations. His personal conflicts are also intertwined from the family history to his resilience. The loss of land and displacement of his ancestors has been passed down to Ray through a story. Which contributes to his feelings of alienation and loss. This is also accompanied by a cycle of dysfunctional family dynamics that has also been cycles learned and passed down through generations. It also affects Ray’s self esteem and has an unresolved wound from his father’s abandonment.
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Post by Dr. Nemmers on Jul 8, 2024 19:57:03 GMT
Not sure who Ray is here, but if we're discussing the narrator of Winter in the Blood, I would agree that there has been trauma aplenty in his family, going back to his grandmother's experience during a long winter many moons ago, but also including the deaths of his brother and father. And yes, much of this is told through narrative to him from his grandmother and others, who tell of these traumas and perhaps are responsible for transmitting and amplying them.
How does one discontinue these cycles of trauma? Do you just stop telling the stories? Do you move away from where the trauma is located or disconnect from your heritage?
I do suppose the narrator is resilient insofar as he has not died along with the others. But it also seems like he's pretty pained by all he has experienced and observed...
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Post by garrison on Jul 9, 2024 16:31:43 GMT
I do not believe the cycles of trauma should be cut completely from conversation. Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. Now, you shouldn't sit down your five-year-old and explain the woes of your childhood, but when they mature enough, a conversation would be a good idea. Letting them know what mistakes were made, by you or your parents, and how to prevent them will only make them better parents in the future.
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