Welcome to the blog for Prof. John Talbird's English 101 class. The purpose of this site is two-fold: 1) to continue the conversations we start in class (or to start conversations before we get to class) and 2) to practice our writing/reading on a weekly basis in an informal forum.
Friday, February 24, 2017
In the book when Rosie talked about when she was at her moms house I felt really bad for her. It was the time her mom wasn't there. Her brother was touching her and starting to molest her. I was scared I didn't know what was coming next. Thank god she was able to escape. And then when her mom found out she didn't believe her. Her mom was just telling her that why would he pick her out of her other sisters that are prettier. When I was reading this I was just thinking she is so young she doesn't deserve this life. No kid should have to go through what Rosie went through.
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I agree, Annabel, this is pretty terrible. It's not uncommon for people close to a sexual predator to doubt their guilt. It's probably very painful to recognize that your son is a predator. Our culture is too often unsympathetic to the victim/survivor in situations like this. People should remember that almost no one would make up a story like this--it's humiliating for the victim.
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