6 elements

of Drama.

I enjoyed reading Roar.

Back home we have few people from the middle east, therefore I have not experienced much of their culture. Because of my lack of experience, I do have a lack of understanding. And perhaps I have not been opened minded about people from the Middle East. While reading Roar I took in bits of knowledge that gave me more of a down to earth feeling towards this culture, a brief outline of what life is like in the middle east, and for people who come from the middle east. My life did not nearly reflect any of the things that Roar described. My family always has time to spend together, I always went to school, and we never had to worry about being happy. It's odd for me to think that people do things in life not just for happiness, but out of necessity. Sleeping with a man for a visa is something that I would have never thought about. I suppose that I take for granted some things in life. I've always known that not everyone have the opportunities and security that I have always had.

As a side note, swearing is a good way to express anger and other strong emotions, but I have never enjoyed swearing. To hear the mother in Roar swear almost threw me off. My biased belief of middle eastern women is not of strength, and her step forward to assert her beliefs took me back. Stereotypes are misleading.

...I have gone through periods of my life where I swear, but overall it is hard for me to handle. It hurts. So between some of the things that I read in Purple, and some of the events that happened in Roar, I have had trouble taking in the information. I have strong emotions, and I am incredibly empathetic. When I see others hurting, I hurt. In some ways this promotes understanding, but other times I wish I could just overlook some less tolerable things.

At the end of Roar, I did not feel satisfied. I felt almost lost and confused as if someone should need to guide me. Perhaps I felt a little satisfaction from the fact that a daughter would do all she could to support her mother after her father and aunt ran off together. So young, and so motivated.