Rosemary Eisenman's Analysis Of The Abu Ghraib Effect

Miranda, while reading your post I remember thinking that Mrs. Almond certainly was one of the best representations of the complex relationship that humans have with their own suffering. Looking at Eisenman's analysis of the "Abu Ghraib effect", we can even begin to explain Mrs. Almond's behavior if we consider "[the representation of] the body as something willingly alienated by the victim (even to the point of death) for the sake of the pleasure and aggrandizement of the oppressor" (16). What this tells us is that Rosemary Almond no longer considered herself an individual with the freedom to control her life, she resigned herself to the role of a mere possession (an object). She became so accustomed to the abuse that she began to feel a false