A Journey into Rolf’s Repressed Self

When assigned to read the short stories in single expose to summarize and learn to paraphrase, there was one story in special that excitedly touched me. This short story was And of Clay Are We Created by Isabell Allende. I found galore(postnominal) great points that could be discussed close to the story, and that is why I chose it to be a part of this research paper.This story is a touching momentum of a mans penetrating awakening that he no longer has to suffer from the emotional torment that was inflicted upon him during is childishness. Rolf, wish a rosiness sinking into the mud (367) has sank into himself a self that is magnetized with cataclysmic demolition and desolation. The volcano has erupted to bring an avalanche of despair, so does this same volcano explode, bursting to at last bring calm and equanimity.Isabell Allende has Rolf Carle, a news reporter fly out to the devastating scene where you ar introduced to Azucena, a young girl, stuck in the mud. Rolfe Carl e rest with Azucena in hopes of saving her from this catastrophe but in the mean succession, he Journeys by dint of and through his thined childhood memories. It is important to investigate oppress memories so you could courageously move forward to live a fuller life, instead of stoppage these memories and living in the past. This paper will slightly take you through Rolf Carles emotions, the effectuate these memories can have, and how to overcome them.I found it ironic how Rolf Carle is close to m either peoples histories when investigating the incident being a reporter but he is so distant with his avow and we see this when he is telling his stories to Azucena. Rolf affiliated with Azucena at a level of experience, whether it was tangible or emotional, they became one and dual-lane hings with each other, some things being on a different level. This participation occurred because Rolf saw himself wish well Azucena trapped in a pit without escape, buried in life, his hea d bargonly above ground (Allende, 363).It is apparent that Rolf, like the buried and trapped girl, has submerged his own curtailed and hidden nonrational terror terror concealed from humankind, that when it is unearthed, it is intact and precise as if it had lain eternally in his mind, waiting (Allende, 362). Like the deceased relatives who weigh down Azucena by clinging on her legs, so overly is Rolf eighed down, incapacitated and paralyzed by the hauntingly smart repressed memories. Rolf seemed to be trapped in pain as Azucena was in the mud, and confronting the thoughts of the girl dying was tough.Azucena taught him to pray, and government issuehough it might have been consolation for herself, she later provides reinforcer for Rolfe when he was suffering through his past memories. This moment with Azucena, showed Rolf now to contront his own pains and memories, memories t I d witn humiliation, shame, fear, and regret. Rolfs emotional break down, as displayed with Azucena, resulted in him rising above the vultures and helicopters flying above the vast swamp and decadency (366). The question of importance and focus is not how this took bulge out.In other words, it is not the bend of successive actions and conversations, told and untold, that led to his decisive moment of freedom that is important. It is the cognitive and emotional process of a child who has been abused and chooses to either suppress or repression those traumatic painful memories. Indeed Rolf goes through a transformative change. But for 30 years he has lived or choose to forget certain events that took place in his life. The reader is never told in ull detail the abuse that was inflicted upon Rolf. We are disposed(p) the illusion of a being beat with a belt then put in a closet.Such a painful event indeed was resulted in the present moment of physical pain, as soundly as, the present and future psychological damage done to Rolf, not mentioning the effects that it had on his sist er. We are reminded time and again by survivors of abuse that emotional abuse is far worse because the body is meant for recovering and healing physical wounds, the evidence is in scars, but the mind has a difficult time reacting to emotional abuse ecause it is counterproductive and counter intuitive in an ingrowing and unnatural way (abused victim who chooses to remain anonymous).When dealing with painful events, especially when occurring during childhood, a child often times chooses to either repress or suppress the memories hoping that he or she will never have to relive that moment. A repressed memory, according to some theories of psychology, is a memory (often of a traumatic nature) of an event or environment, which is stored by the unconscious mind but outdoor(a) the awareness of the conscious mind (pyshowiki), whereas, suppressed memories are those memories hat are forgotten by choice.The question now becomes did Rolfs unconscious mind repress the memory or was it by choic e that he suppressed his childhood experience? The answer first comes with an understanding that memories stay in the champion for life (Martin Dak). It is important to understand that repressed memories do not unthaw (changingminds. org). We can only bury memories for so long before they rise (Effect on the Mind). A person tends to forget memories because the fear of facing naturalism has invaded his or her life and he or she no longer has the resolution o properly be engaged in the present moment.Like an quake that shatters glass into millions of pieces and demolishes massive infrastructures into complete and utter ruin so too can the effects of repressed memories play in a persons life. If repressed memories are not received, accepted, and properly discussed, a lifetime of tortured reality can unfold in a persons life. We dont have to look any farther than the 30 years of life that Rolf lived. The reader is never given a glimpse into his life after the abuse. We are told he has a relationship with a girl and that he is a reporter.Only with fundamentally caution, lest we assort that all reporters and journalists nave been through emotional hazards during their childh , but one nas to conclude that his course does keep him moving from one situation to the next, avoiding having to ever think about his own issues and life. People that have repressed memories could possibly have disorders like post- traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression. Dwelling on such emotions is overwhelmed by extreme mental trauma (Novella). One could also experience traumatic amnesia, this involves the dismission of memories of traumatic experiences (Kolk).