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Domestic violence can come in various forms such as physical, mental, and verbal abuse. In the novel the most vulnerable victims to go through this experience was the women and children. The mother, Beatrice, first- hand experience this abuse from her husband and endures it in silence. In this type of culture the women become part of their husbands, their identities in society are their husbands (Fwangyil, 262). Beatrice undergoes several miscarriages at the hands of her husband. For example, one evening the children witnessed their mother hanging over their father’s shoulders and “trickle[s] of blood, which trailed away” (Adichie, 33). Even through all the abuse and miscarriage’s, she continues to defend her husband to the end. Women during
this time never questioned their husband choices, since they felt they could not live without them. Beatrice is characterized as being quiet in the story because she does not question her husband’s antics or authoritative parenting style. In the story, Beatrice continues to witness the suffering her children withstand. Kambili dealt with many painful punishments as a consequence to her not fulfilling one of her father’s demands. Especially, when she had boiling water poured slowly onto her feet, for not telling Eugene that their grandfather was at the house (Adichie, 194). At various points, the children undergo extreme retribution even though the act does not necessarily “fit the crime”. It goes to show the severity of the punishments, and the way Kambili is personally effected by her father’s narcissistic disorder. Since Jaja was characterized as being the more rebellious character he was most certainly punished for doing the opposite of what his father said. His was the only way between the two to stand up to his father and speak his mind, even though he knew what lied ahead. Eugene All these character were impacted psychologically from the never ending abuse.
“Anyone can have a child and call themselves a parent. A real parent is someone who puts that child above their own selfish needs and want.” – unknown. “Rules of the Game,” a short story crafted by Amy Tan, depicts a conflict between mother and daughter. Waverly, a young female chess prodigy, lives in San Francisco’s Chinatown with her family. As Waverly develops into a great chess player, the pressure and control of her mother becomes too much to handle. Waverly’s mother has a mentally abusive relationship with her daughter. The Mother fails to give Waverly room to grow and she puts an unhealthy amount of pressure on such a young girl.
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Battered woman syndrome is a mental disorder that emerges within victims of long-term domestic abuse (Thomson Reuters). Around 4,000 women a year die at the hands of their abusers — 75 percent of them because they are trying to leave. For women, killing is often seen as a last resort (Starre Vartan). An example of a battered woman syndrome case is the case is People v. Scott in 1981, Caroline Scott murdered her husband Arthur Lee because she feared that he would murder her and her children ( Tobias Barry). In the novel, a similar situation occurs, with Beatrice. She believed that the only way to break free from the shackles her husband placed upon their family. The catalyst for her murder was when her husband abuses Kambili so much to the point she becomes “seriously ill”(212).
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