The Structure Of Torture

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Even though, Oscar experienced physical torture in the cane fields, it was not then that he experienced the pain, but instead it was each and every tie he fell in love with a girl. Thus, it was no coincidence that it was him falling in love with that ultimately led to his death. "The Structure of Torture encompasses how powerless one becomes to their torturer. Despite the fact, that Oscar mantained his power when he encountered the torture in the cane fields, his abili to mantain his ower when faced with love falls short. Therefore, it can be arued that Oscar's torture was percievably caused by love. With this in mind, Oscar's reaction to being tortured by love, supports Scarry's claim on the loss of power one experiences when acting as the