Reading the articles for this week\u2019s class left me incredibly sensitive towards the significance of tattoos to a person and has made me more aware of what tattoos may symbolize for an individual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While I will admit that going to private school as a child definitely cast a negative light on tattoos, my further understanding and comprehension growing into an adult has shifted my perspective due to the amount of time, effort, and psychological thought put into the tattoo process. Sarnecki\u2019s \u201cTrauma and Tattoo\u201d synthesized the ways that tattoos have served as a way to communicate and overcome the struggles that the tattooed has experienced. Unable to verbalize these experiences, a tattoo allows those consisting of the public to analyze and create conclusions of their own as to what the tattoo may represent or symbolize. Sarnecki\u2019s key-lock metaphor of tattoos is incredibly powerful as she states that \u201ckeys that unlock mysterious processes of memories, helping to unravel the tangled narrative strands that weave together a life story both unconventional and altogether human\u201d (Sarnecki, 38). The amount of psychological thought that goes into the process of getting a tattoo is enormous and something that I cannot even fathom as each person internalizes and expresses their pain differently. Glenn W. Gentry and Derek H. Alderman\u2019s \u201cTrauma Written in Flesh: Tattoos as Memorials and Stories\u201d evoked a sense of understanding that trauma and tattoos do not only fall into one category like sexual assault, which can commonly associated with trauma, but fall into categories of tragedy or loss. Sarnecki also highlights this in her article when describing how tattoos can function as a spiritual way to commemorate loss of a loved one and how these tattoos allow them not to forget such individuals or such experiences, but allow them to move forward and empower themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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