Final Essay 3
Border 1
Katie Border
Eng 1102
April 28, 2015
Domestic Violence in Society
“The Day it Happened” by Rosario Morales In the story by Rosario Morales “The Day it Happened”, the main character,
Josie, has been undergoing great abuses from her husband Ramon. After much thought and time spent in physical and emotional pain, Josie chose to leave Ramon and did not fear a reaction from him because she was doing what was best for both her and her future child. She ends up realizing that there are many dangers that she faces if she continues to allow this to happen and live in the same environment with him. The author uses her story to help people see what has been happening in majority of the Hispanic societies and even families throughout the world.
Josie had been trying to justify her husband’s actions with his abuse for too long.
Rosario Morales is able to use a narrative from the perspective of a child who witnesses
Ramon’s abuse of Josie. The child’s narrative describes that the entire community around the family knew about what was happening and sided with Josie on her decision. The neighbors had grown tired of watching the situation and hearing about it.
Part of the theme of the story shows there has been lack of communication between
Josie and Ramon. She had failed to put a stop to the abuse, possibly due to fear of
Border 2 repercussions, but she was finally able to gather her strength to do what it best for her child. The crowd witnesses it all come to a close after seeing Josie all packed up and waiting for Ramon to break the news. The crowd is a perfect example of today’s society and how they are aware of the abuse. They help show the reader that in most real life forms of the story, everyone around is aware of what happens behind closed doors.
They know of Ramon’s mistreatment of his wife but they have not done anything to help. Unknowingly, we interact with victims of abuse every day and either don’t want to get involved or
Katie Border
Eng 1102
April 28, 2015
Domestic Violence in Society
“The Day it Happened” by Rosario Morales In the story by Rosario Morales “The Day it Happened”, the main character,
Josie, has been undergoing great abuses from her husband Ramon. After much thought and time spent in physical and emotional pain, Josie chose to leave Ramon and did not fear a reaction from him because she was doing what was best for both her and her future child. She ends up realizing that there are many dangers that she faces if she continues to allow this to happen and live in the same environment with him. The author uses her story to help people see what has been happening in majority of the Hispanic societies and even families throughout the world.
Josie had been trying to justify her husband’s actions with his abuse for too long.
Rosario Morales is able to use a narrative from the perspective of a child who witnesses
Ramon’s abuse of Josie. The child’s narrative describes that the entire community around the family knew about what was happening and sided with Josie on her decision. The neighbors had grown tired of watching the situation and hearing about it.
Part of the theme of the story shows there has been lack of communication between
Josie and Ramon. She had failed to put a stop to the abuse, possibly due to fear of
Border 2 repercussions, but she was finally able to gather her strength to do what it best for her child. The crowd witnesses it all come to a close after seeing Josie all packed up and waiting for Ramon to break the news. The crowd is a perfect example of today’s society and how they are aware of the abuse. They help show the reader that in most real life forms of the story, everyone around is aware of what happens behind closed doors.
They know of Ramon’s mistreatment of his wife but they have not done anything to help. Unknowingly, we interact with victims of abuse every day and either don’t want to get involved or