Wendy Rose

I very much enjoyed Wendy Rose's "Neon Scars" which we read this week. I was able to feel the pain Rose has endured with her childhood and lack of identity. It was relatable and I felt sympathetic for her story. Rose dealt with much rejection through out her life from her family, unable to feel as though she belonged anywhere or had any sort of true identity. Coming from a childhood with a father who was very absent from my life, I could relate to her search for the sense of acceptance. Although I had acceptance from my mother's side and my stepfather's family, I was always in search of the acceptance of my father and felt as though I could not have a true sense of self until I achieved it. In reading Rose, I was touched by her emotion and it evoked that similar experience from my life.
In addition, I was taken back by how much she had to deal with in her life. Not only did she have to struggle with the lack of acceptance from family, but she had to deal with abuse. I could not imagine the pain of living in an abusive home or the damage that it does to a child.
In thinking about the title.. All of her experiences have given her these scars. Her scars represent her past - her family trouble, her conflict with herself, her search for identity and etc. They are neon because they are easily seen by who she is today. Her experiences, her tribulations and etc have shaped her into the person she has become.

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