A Long Way Gone Belonging Analysis

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Alienation can create the feeling of being worthless and forgotten. This is true of alienation as reflected through the quote, “I was naive and desperately lonely. I was locked in a room all by myself for days on end, and he was my only contact with the outside world. All I could do was survive and endure.” (Dugard 34). Through the visual one can see the fear and desperation a human being can have when trapped in a dangerous situation. Jaycee is faced with traumatizing events when her captor decides to sexually, physically, mentally, and verbally abuse and manipulate her, she states, “I had to stay in the same place I'd just been raped in. I didn't know at the time that is what it was called; the word "rape" was not in my vocabulary.” (Dugard 38). Being raped …show more content…

My mom used to make me Barbie clothes. She had just made me some new outfits right before I went away. I wonder what she is doing right now. Does she miss me as much as I miss her? I try really hard not to think of things that make me sad. I do like to replay memories of home in my head. I don't want to forget. I'm afraid I won't remember what my mom looks like. I don't want to picture her in my head and yet at the same time I do. I just wish I could go to sleep and die.” (Dugard 53). Jaycee is starting to give up on life and sees no purpose in living; her captor has abused her in every way possible, and she has yet to see any sign of proof that her mom is looking for her. As seen through the visual, hope is the last thing one can lose. “After the first year, things changed and we all started to spend more time together.” It has been threes years since Jayce is abducted and she is finally gaining the freedom of walking around the small room where she is held captive, which is a relief for her. To conclude, Alienation can create the feeling of being worthless and forgotten. The thought of being forgotten can lead to a life of no purpose and no hope. Evidently, hope is the last thing one can

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