Summary Of Detroit House Of Correction And Began My Life Over Again

Physical torture target toward a certain person often use as a method of displaying the substantial disparity of power between its partakers is referred to as Corporal Punishment. For some, this system could appear as the least inferior approach to achieve justice. Nonetheless, in the short story of “ How I Contemplated the World from the Detroit House of Correction and Began My Life Over Again,” it is suggested that using Corporal Punishment could be beneficial in cases similar to the protagonists’. The narrator (Protagonist) suffers from Kleptomania, a psychological urge to thieve for no reason other than pleaser and the excitement of the process. The readers are introduced to her rebellious attitude as she decided to run away from school,

Their compact sexual that includes work, club, art lessons, lectures and shopping was irritating for the narrator for she felt lack of admiration for their lifestyle. Her solution for getting attention and to express her feelings was to cause humiliation by committing actions such as stealing and breaking her surroundings. “ She dawdles in a certain style by the counter of costume jewelry. Rings, earrings, necklaces. Prices $5 to $50, all within reach. All ugly,” the narrator shows no particular interest in any of the items viewed. Instead, she makes her desire and thrill of stealing clear “The girl’s heart is pounding. In her pocket is a pair of gloves! In a plastic bag! Airproof breathproof plastic bag, gloves selling for twenty-five dollars on Branden’s counter! In her pocket! Shoplifted!.” The readers can assume that she found satisfaction in stealing ( kleptomania) rather than getting whatever she wants easier by asking her parents. Assuming that the mother realized her daughter's strange actions, it would have been more efficient to disguise the problem with a psychologist at the time. The patience or the negligence of the parents leads to their daughter's life to be shattered. After her experiences, she was to go to therapy in order to recover, which was not fully productive since she already decided that she liked the way her life was

A self-descriptive state begins, as the narrator is unaware of most events during the following weeks. Hints in the text such as Simon's addiction suggests that the narrator is on drugs and does involve in sexual encounters with multiple men, “ Simon’s bearded Friend? When I was down to low for him, Simon kicked me out and gave me to him for three days.” She was treated as an object whereby men controlled, drugged, sexually assaulted, and beaten. Despite all of that, she doubted whether she would stay with Simon or not, because he gave her affection and “ Love” that she was longing