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All The Truth That's In Me Analysis

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A cut tongue represents the vices of the women in today's society. From Julie Berry's All The Truth That's In Me, Judith is shamed upon by her village, including her mother for the loss of her tongue. The value of a women's words should be equally important as the words on a mans, but it is not. Women all over the world are being silenced by the presence of mankind. Men have the power to do anything they desire. Before Colonel Ezra Whiting released Judith after kidnapping her for 4 years, he slashed her tongue to keep her quiet due to a promise made to a killer. "He said he did it to protectt me," Judith said (Berry 263). Because of this, Judith was forced to live her life differently from everyone else. Being abused from other men, watching
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