Re:‘Show, Don’t Tell’ Almost Ruined Me as a Writer
by mlthoughts2018 on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @08:35AM
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> “For some of our students, “Don’t tell” repeats the abuse they will have endured along with its highest commandment: secrecy.”
This is way too extreme. Surely people who have experienced abuse shouldn’t be treated like they are too frayed to understand the difference between a literary tactic and oppression of their suffering? Surely it’s not healthy to cast trauma victims and survivors in this kind of way? They can think for themselves like everyone else.
This is way too extreme. Surely people who have experienced abuse shouldn’t be treated like they are too frayed to understand the difference between a literary tactic and oppression of their suffering? Surely it’s not healthy to cast trauma victims and survivors in this kind of way? They can think for themselves like everyone else.