Summary Of The Transformation Of Silence Into Language And Action By Audre Lorde

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Audre Lorde’s essay The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action, she talks about what silence is, what it means to her, and what it means to “transform silence into language and action.” She feels that we need to speak up and stand up for ourselves, because otherwise we will get nothing but trampled on throughout life no matter if it’s about our interests or the way we dress. After being diagnosed by two doctors, supposed to be having surgery, and with every odd against her, the only thing she regretted most out of everything was her silence. She took her life or death situation and turned it into something more. That’s what it took for her to speak up, but not just about her silence, but everyone's silence and the effect that it