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Women literature is defined in many ways . It explores the reaches of women’s lives. They focus on the dynamics of relationships with family, friends, and lovers. They may end happily, though not always, that examine issues which confront many women, at work or at home. Women literature tries to reach out to all women. A lot of women have been through things that have damaged them physically and mentally. They write to show how women got through their problems, how they stood tall and held their head high. They right to guide fellow women who go through similar things so it won’t lead them it to depression or anything worse. In a lot of the books they talk about women looking for their identity finding themselves after their hardship. It goes through the history of women describing how they got to the place they are now there life. It strives for women to take a stand know their inner beauty. Women have always made a big difference in the world but never been acknowledged for it.
In Enslers book she describes the different emotions from women growing up and I have never read nothing like that .To Ensler language is what is important. Language defined is a body of words and the system for their use, most common to people as a way of defining who they are, from the same community, nation, geographical area or their cultural and tradition. In the authors eyes what you call your body parts is a big deal. Your description of you shows the level of respect you have for yourself, in this case your body. When defining your sexuality, body, e.t.c your choice of words and the way you say things also gives off emotions and inner feelings of one’s self. A point the author is trying to make is that women are self- conscious and don’t give themselves enough credit. Women are looked down on and certain acts like talking about their vaginas is something they would find shameful because of society
It isn’t what we are taught in high school. And then there is the women who really went through hardship in camps loosing their homes have to be the head of the house, why can’t we learn about that. So many women have been raped and abused and people have seen or known and kept quite, why is that? When will women’s lives be cherished . In women literature that’s what it’s about understanding what it means to be a women, taking control. In the book two or three things I know for sure I like how the family was basically a females. The cycle of women in a lot of families are the same or have similar outcomes. Very few women have the strength to change. I believe it has to do more with them seeing the life and turning the look on it negative so it would be something they hate and want to change, It's like a family curse. You can't stop all habits you will eventually pick up some but it's the ones you choose to keep that make you stand out from all the rest.
I learned about a lot of different women and the different struggles. I learned a lot about being a women and how u really physically have to love yourself unconditionally. I recognized why I go through some of the things I do based of other women’s stories. I want to continue reading books about women and learning about their obstacles . I found that you can learn a lot about your life and things that go on from it and it helps when trying to make goals for yourself. I want to know more about the work Ensler it is similar to the things I want to do. I enjoyed the movie on the female inmates a lot it made me want to cry. Women literature is one of the best things out for women because only previous women can guide and encourage women.

Two or three things I know for sure

After finishing this book I came to conlcude that her saying it can be the truth or fiction was based on peoples believe. She stated in the book that her aunt didn't believed she was rapped because she only believed whgat she chose to believe and that same statement goes for who ever the listener/reader is because wether they believe it or not it is truth to her.
The cycle of women in a lot of families are the same or have similar oputcomes. Very few women have the strength to change. I believe it has to do more with them seeing the life and turing the look on it negative so it would be something they hate and want to change, It's like a family curse.You can't stop all habits you will eventually pick up some but it's the ones you choose to keep that make you stand out from all the rest. Dorthy's two or three things..., were a lot of truthful things about life and it help me understand the situations she was explaining better. My favorite two or three things was the one where she stated you can love and hate something and not understand why. i believe this is true about nost life instances and people settling for things they truthfully can hate  but at the same time it's like they love it because they stick with it in a sense.

two or three thing i know for sure

The beginning of this book is a little confusing I must admit. The way it opened and said it was telling a story and then it was just her talking I wasn't sure when the story begin or ended. In the beginning she starts of saying she is a story teller. All stories are not true and she makes that statement known as well. So i wonder is this a true story, a fiction story, or a little bit of both. It almost seems as if she is telling the story from her eyes, something an outsider wouldn't see. It's like the world sees this image as something they think might be real but can be a lie to the person who is living the truth. From what I did understand it seem like as a child she was confused. She wondered who determines her life along with her family’s life. Why did she have to be labeled as white trash when she was innocent? More importantly why does any have to be labeled as something because the way they choose to live? It is true though depending on your families action you can easily get a label based off them. When her mom died there was a part in the book where the aunt announced them as their mother's daughters and i took that as her aunt trying to label them as well. As an adult no matter what you should never tell a child they are this and they are that. And if it is done at home you can expect that if it comes from strangers it affects the child mentally.

the shawl

Rosa is a lonely and doesn't really have anyone to confide in. It's like she is scared of everyone in the world she feels as if they are out to harm her in every way. She puts herself in a box to shut herself off from the world. Just like a lot of human beings in this world. In the book you never hear Rosa talk about her having an real friends in her life. It could possibly be because she was still young when she got taken to the camps and didn't really get to live her life.
Persky tried to be her friend. He tried to get all the worries off her mind and have her enjoy her life. But she just pushed him away. She viewed him as someone trying to run a game on her. I believe his role was to try and open her up .He got he to get a little out of her shell and from the looks of it he was the only one to make some success. Through out her whole life she was in need of letting out her steam and with the help of Persky and the manager at the hotel she got to do some of those things. Her lashing out at the manager was letting out all her emotions she felt from being in the camp. She went through torture ,and couldn’t stand up for her rights couldn’t say what she wanted and at the hotel she did. She called the manager a nasiz directly during their conversation. Which shows being there she really felt as if she was in the camp.

Rosa

Rosa is not crazy, I would call it her just being human. I believe that Rosa destroyed her shop because it caused her pain in some sense. It didn’t bring her peace. It brung her a mixture of emotions, to know people didn’t cherish the history of things but just the display it brung . She wanted to make a difference get people to open their hearts but instead she felt like she lived in a world with no own facing the truth. As if everyone is living a lie.
Rosa lived her life as if her past was her on going presence . She need some type of release from the horrible life she once lived but instead she never puts it behind her . It seem like she despise people who choose to act like it never happened . Her niece is someone in particular. But I also believe her hatred towards has more to do with than her just putting everything behind her. I think Rose blames Stella for the death of her child, because of her selfishness. At the same time Stella is all she has and I honestly feel they should be sticking together rather than falling apart. Rosa just need someone to care for . Her daughter was the only comfort she had left and it got taken away from her so she plays the world for it. Rosa imagination is very wide . I was amazed at how she imagined a whole life for her daughter out of no where. But at the same time she could have been imagining the life she wanted for herself as her daughters.

The Shawl

This book started of different to me than most of the books we read. It starts off with the danger and the problem right in the beginning. You don’t get to know each character as a person or see what they about it straight to the disaster. Which can be a good or bad thing depending on the reader. To me it was a good thing because there was no sugar coding, no one was painting a false picture it went straight to it and told it exactly how it was.

 My heart really goes out to Rosa having to try to nurture a baby while going through both physical and mental abuse. Having to protect her baby from the enemies and her own kind all at once because the enemy would have killed her and her own kind wanted to eat her. I can’t imagine the pain she felt when all she wanted to do was run and save her baby but could only sit in watch because it would have been her life. At the same time to me Rosa watching Magda die was the death of herself as well. In a sense it killed her spirit. I believe the only way she kept pushing was to pretend as if her daughter was still living. No one knows how it really feels to have everything taken away from you, and loose hope. Then to have a child which is the only thing you have to love and love you unconditionally and to then have that taken away. That is horrible and I don’t fault Rosa. Rosa she is just like every other mother in the world who wants nothing more than to love her child. It is wrong for people to judge her because of it, give titles and think of her as crazy. She is human and every human has emotion and reacts to any situation they been in.

divine...

The father is the one who lost himself the most. He went from a successfully man being able to provide for his family to someone who could barely take care of himself. It felt like his children lost all respect for him which is really sad because he did nothing more but long to be with them. He didn’t appear the way they remembered or do the stuff they once loved. As for his wife I'm not sure how much she resented him for the changes she had to make in her life to now become the provider of the family.
the confession to me was more of letting the world know that they were ordinary Americans just like them and didn't deserve to be accused of all those things. I am guessing the Japanese believed confessing will sent them free but instead it hurt them .
I was surprised that no one came out and told there full story. I really wanted to know what happen to them in there. I wanted to know why they read there letters and crossed out their words knowing that was there only communication. the stripped them of all privacy which is so cruel. and as for the children and mother it like they treated them like animals. They gave them food only if they finished all their food and to do so they had to eat as animals. They gave them army leftovers to keep warm. In the end it was if they had nothing left ,no sense of self. In fact the only thing that kept them together was their faith and because they were together. As for the father he had it rough he was alone and still kept up the little strength he had just to make it home to his family.