As humans we are naturally predisposed to have a compulsion for power and control. Knowing that you are in charge comes with feelings of authority and influence. Getting to a position of supremacy can be difficult; many use means of assault in order to get the power that they crave. Violence is also widely used as means for revenge and to take back the power that was stolen. Violence in this manner is not only presented in physical form but can also take the form of sexual or verbal assault. Situations that involve any type of violence have been shown to cause lasting harm to the victim. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is becoming a prominent psychological disorder among people who have experienced the affects of volence. Since most sexual …show more content…
He was verbally and physically assaulted by his fellow soldiers, forced to rape and kill in order to protect himself. This situation begs to question whether we can really blame him for crimes he was forced to commit, as he was a victim turned into an aggressor. While reasons can be found to sympathize with Stetko, it can be more difficult to defend the main antagonist in Polanski’s film Death and the Maiden. As we gain insight about the assault in question, Dr. Miranda portrays himself to have a sadistic and arrogant personality. He uses Paulina’s distressing emotions and the doubt of her husband Gerardo against her. Dr. Miranda also tries to convince them both that she is unstable and delusion, though he is the cause of her distress. He often uses Paulina’s emotions to discredit her, making her seem irrational and cause doubt to her accusations. He uses undermines her to further exploit his victim, trying to get her to crack under the immense pressure she is under. He finally confesses to his crime as he is at the edge of his life. Just as Stetko did, he defends himself by saying his peers had encouraged him. Eventually, we could see the reason for his actions had been to gain power. As Dr. Miranda confesses he says, “I realized I didn’t even have to take care of them. I had all the power. I could break anyone. I could make …show more content…
These indications include hyper vigilance, irritability and severe distress when reminded of the traumatic event. These are characteristics that both of the victims display when faced with their antagonists. Though Stetko did not directly victimize Mejra, he was responsible for the rape and murder of her daughter, causing her to seek vengeance. As she contemplates how to get the revenge she wants, she tortures him with physical and verbal assault. By repeatedly referring to him as ‘Stinko’ she works to dehumanize him and make him feel as though he is not worthy to be characterized as a human. Similar to how he had treated his victims. When Paulina has Dr. Miranda in her care, she is visibly distraught just by his presence. She is aware that her husband is not completely on her side, which makes her more anxious. The intimidation and doubt she feels makes her fear that she is in over her head and as Dr. Miranda tries to make his case she begins to doubt herself. Since she had been blindfolded for the entirety of her assault so she cannot be sure of whom her rapist is. Paulina continually replays her assault in her mind, going over every painful detail in order to prove to the men and to herself that she is sure of her accusations. Dr. Miranda uses her rage and other intense emotions to cause her further humiliation in front of her husband. This
Ever since she was young, she had everything handed to her. As an only child, Miranda was very spoiled. She had long, silky, dark, ash blonde hair and gigantic, beautiful, blue eyes. She got her eyes from her mother but her hair from her father. Miranda and her father were very close. He traveled a lot as the “Ronaldo” for the Los Angeles Bullets, but would always take time out of his day to communicate with the jewel of his life.
Over the course of When You Reach Me By: Rebecca Stead, Miranda has changed her impression of many characters and all of them she judged wrongly. One example of her doing this was judging Marcus right after he hit Sal. She thought that Marcus was just a rancorous bully who didn't care about other people's emotions. Later in the book Miranda
Miranda began to take her role as Dev’s lover quite seriously. Not only did she buy what she designated as ‘mistress clothes,’ but she also began to dedicate her time to learning about Dev’s culture, which
When Daniel was around, the family was severely disturbed. The chaotic and stressful environment poised danger for health problems, such as depression, particularly for Miranda. She once told Mrs. Doubtfire, “He never knew but so many nights I just cried myself to sleep” (Williams, Garces, Radcliffe & Columbus, 1993). In scenarios such as this, one should try their best to either solve or get themselves out of such environment in order to avoid health issues. This could be a reason why Miranda ended up filing for divorce in order to live peacefully with her children, a nanny, and possibly her boyfriend, Stu, with whom she can restart her life again. One of the famous movie dialog is,
From page 108 to page 122 Miranda talks about her life growing up as a kid. Dealing with the negative emotions including fear shown on page 108 titled “Forge” paragraph one sentences 6-10 Miranda says “ There is a fourth presence in the room. It’s fear. The man is my father, the woman is my mother. I am the screaming child. The knife-a kitchen knife, silver, and bright-is my fear. In paragraph two Miranda as a 3-year-old asks her mother for a butter knife then proceeds to threaten the boy who said something long forgotten that filled Miranda with rage. Later Miranda on page 109 paragraph 4 sentences 10- 11 gives a reason she might be afraid of driving people away “I hear my mother crying that she's leaving for good. I am afraid, afraid of
The Power and Control Wheel (Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, 2012, p. 21) illustrates how a perpetrator could exert power over another by controlling their behaviour with different forms of violence. Much of the work with perpetrators could center around educating them of their thoughts, feelings, and behaviours that they are experiencing that contribute to the control. However, as outlined in Todd et al., “self-correction is preferable to correction by others” (2014, p. 1119) so this information may only be presented after James has articulated most of the concepts on his own. The other intervention strategies are: 1) abusive behaviour is a deliberate, conscious choice; 2) the assumption of a preexisting ability; 3) violence as an effect; 4) violence as a response; 5) excuses and other forms of justifying abusive conduct are valuable sources of therapeutic material (p.1118). All six of these concepts are an important “conceptual base” for working with perpetrators of
The language of this novel is conveyed emotionally and intellectually through the character's thoughts and feelings. For example, “Too late to get to a ship herself now, but she smiled at the thought that there were people in this reeling world who were safe” (Mandel 199). Mandel describes the death of Miranda in an interesting but emotional way. He added detail and incorporates that she was happy to see others safe. This reveals Miranda
Any psychological treatment that arises will have to take account of the biography of the individual. Data can provide us factors, guides or hypotheses to be tested, but cannot tell us which way will combine to each person. Also, it is different treatment of victims of violence, people who exercise violence, and mutually violent partners. Having less information on the impact of violence on men and women characteristics of the aggressor, it makes the design of specific treatments is complicated.
In the next lecture, Allan Wade immerses into how people react and resist violence, why it is significant to understand it and what difference it can make. In addition, Mr. Wade asserts that the details are essential in all contexts in order to get a tangible image of how human beings respond to violence. Several of the examples he presents later comes from his own experiences as a therapist.
As a Renaissance woman protagonist, she acts within an completely male world: "I do not know/ One of my sex; no woman's face remember" (3.1.48-49). While no other women appear in the play, references are made to other women, but the count here is still minimal and sums up to three. Miranda speaks of the lack of female companionship around her because of her location, but simultaneously the audience sees that the references to women that do occur within the play often have a sinister purpose for appearing within the lines. The other women mentioned in the play seem to provide a sort of dark cloak over the proceedings of the play, even if they are completely absent. Regardless, Miranda, as the only physical woman in the play the audience actually sees and hears, is described by Prospero with kind words, and few, if any, negative imagery revolves around the appearance of the innocent Miranda. For example, Prospero informs Miranda that this "Art" is prompted by his concern for her; "I have done nothing but in care of thee" (1.2.16). Prospero also tells Miranda that his mistreatment and harshness toward Caliban stems from the fact that Caliban attempted to rape Miranda and Prospero wants to protect her from any harm that could come about from Caliban.(1.2.347-51). Prospero also indicates that Miranda, to him, is "a third of mine own life,/ Or that for which I live" (4.1.3-4); therefore after she is
Upon further investigation into Miranda and Dev’s relationship you realize that Dev’s feelings for Miranda are purely lustful and have no substance, Meanwhile Miranda refuses to see any flaw in Dev’s personality or appearance. So even if the relationship hadn’t been based on deception it was still unhealthy to begin with. However, the relationship was based on the deception of Dev’s wife so not only was it dysfunctional in the ordinary sense, it was also sprinkled with infidelity. Later on in the story Miranda has to babysit what is essentially a tiny version of her lover(a young boy named Rohin) and she is exposed to the ill effects that illicit relationships can have on the loved ones of cheaters. Upon seeing the result that those deceitful actions had on the family involved Miranda seems to realize Dev isn’t that great if he is able to hurt his wife emotionally in that respect. She makes excuses to no longer have to spend time with him and slowly frees herself of a false relationship while gaining some more self-respect and independence. This is an analyzation of the social institution of marriage and relationships in
Yet her compassion, as real as it is, also has a certain element of shallowness, or at least inexperience about it. She has lived the majority of her life in isolation, on an island known with her only companionship being that of her father. Growing up on this deserted island, Miranda learns to live and abide by the example set by Prospero. He is her only contact with the humanity and therefore he is her only friend and teacher. She knows no other woman and therefore had no female figure to aid the process of raising her. She is naïve and unaware of life's experiences, having been shielded from the rest of the world.
Her perception of the real world is only what she has imagined in her dreams. She only knows what she has seen and what she has been told by her controlling father, Prospero. Prospero puts Miranda on a pedestal and treats her like a princess so she has no idea of how the world really is. He only starts to tell her the story of how they became stranded on the island once she turns 15. Miranda’s kindness is demonstrated in the beginning of the story when she is concerned about the people aboard the shipwreck in the storm she witnesses. She has a kind soul and will most likely treat her people fairly but may be too naïve to see through the ones who are likely to plot against her.
In Miranda’s case, she uses intimidation as a tool in establishing fear, respect and power. In the opening scene, Runway employees are seen running around in preparation for Miranda’s arrival. Once she arrives, she speaks in short commands and uses a condescending tone with all employees irrespective of their experience or seniority in her organization. “Do not bore me with your questions” was Miranda’s response when Andrea asked a follow-up question to Miranda’s instructions. To make her intimidating delivery more effective, Miranda does not make eye contact with her subordinates nor does she use common courtesy such as please and thank you. If Miranda feels that her above mentioned intimidation tactics have not worked, she takes to the ultimate intimidation levels with threats of dismissal.
One unhealthy aspect of their relationship is that Miranda is cheating on Ted with a man named Brad Dugget. Ted knows this because while he was outside, “[he] saw her kiss him through