"The Storm," "The Rope," "The Epilouge"
Blog # 8
Tuesday, may 8th 2012

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We have to write blog # 8 after reading "The Storm," "The Rope," and "The Epilouge". We were told to choose one question out of three.

In Kindred the author did not talk much about domestic abuse. He showed the domestic violence with slavery. As I read the prologue I knew that Kevin did not do anything to Dana, but the police still thinks that Kevin is the reason of Dana's loss of the arm. Since Dana is a black women and Kevin is a white man, people think black and white people don't get along with each other even in 19th century. Stereotyping is the biggest issues between Dana and Kevin's relationship. "I never thought you would be a fool enough to let a man beat you." Says Dana's cousin to her when Dana returns to the present all bruised after being whipped by Tom Weylin.

The reasons why abused partners stay in an abusive relationship back in the old times (1800's) was because women used to stay home and take care of their children. They were not allowed to work or get education. So even though they were abuse by their husband or master they had no choice but to stay in an abusive relationship.
I am from Bangladesh, and from my personal experiences even in the modern time I saw so many women still staying in an abusive relationship, only because they don't have enough education or stereotyped as women who only give birth and stay home.