Rape Culture Rape Analysis

“There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.” (Hamilton) Of these abundant scars, lies rape culture, yet people seem to focus upon the raped more than the rapist. Has anyone ever thought to consider the reason said tragedy occurs is because trauma is cynical? The only way to find a solution to this disaster is to first analyze its cause for existing. An individual’s experienced trauma produces psychological defects which desensitizes them to sexual violence.

One of the most common forms of trauma that blossom into rape culture is the infliction of sexual violence itself. Instances can be seen abundantly, especially in Morrison’s novel where Cholly raped his daughter (163). …show more content…
An example of this is most transparent in the Red Army’s actions during the mid 20th century, where “soldiers raped every German female from eight to 80,” in 1945. (Grossman) This is one of the biggest acts of sexual violation in history, so one should take note of how only after years of consistent brutality could the army grow capable of committing this act. In fact, in 1941, one of the Red Army’s commanders “is said to have, ‘personally shot a lieutenant who was lining up a group of his men.’” (Beevor) A soldier’s role is to defend his country from opposing threats, and a commander is to guide these soldiers’ actions into victory. How was wounding a soldier aiding said official, at all? This commander had become so immune to other’s thoughts that he shot his squadron for his own interest, as blood became satisfying. He didn’t stop to wonder the effects it could cause to the lieutenant’s life, or family, or friends, or even kids. So why would he do the same for the women he would later rape? His followers would look up to him, so hoping these people would have a conscience would be hopeless, as well. And now, more than 130,000 “gang-raped women in Königsberg [would beg] their attackers afterwards to put them out of their misery” because of disconfigured moralities. Ethics that would have never been disturbed, if these soldiers had understood that their exaggerated physical violences were …show more content…
This would be ideal in assisting victims of hardship because as they are left with a nightmare-like memory (like Cholly’s rape), they must find a suitable remedy by themselves. With this proposed advisement, they no longer have to twist their own morals to make life bearable. There will now be a course where one will be encouraged the optimum way to live their life, and recover from their predicaments without harming others/themselves. Of course counseling already exists, however this resolution suggests that all victims have a counseling agency at their reach immediately after the trauma becomes recognized. This will maximize a sufferer’s comfort level, as they decide when they need to discuss their issues, rather than being forced to fit into someone else’s schedule, making them feel appreciated. Furthermore, this agency should be free and 24/7 because financial issues should never halt an individual from receiving needed assistance, and time is irrelevant pertaining to the welfare of a person's mental health. Some may wonder about the person who never contacts the counseling agency, meaning that the problem will not be solved. Well, just imagine the Red Army commander, who shot his lieutenant, receiving a call from the counseling agency. Indeed, he would be greatly confused with this occurrence as he had believed he had done nothing

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