Domestic Violence In The United States

Domestic violence is a pattern of behavior in any relationship that is used to gain or maintain power and control over a partner. Many people see domestic violence as an everyday situation and do not pay much attention to it. What they don’t know is that all forms of domestic violence, no matter how small, can form into something much more treacherous. More than often the victim is to blame for their own assault, which is why domestic violence should not be taken lightly and society needs to act upon the matter because it affects all genders, ages, and races. Domestic violence in the United States is an everyday issue that is growing not solely because society does not try to stop it, but also that they may not know how to spot it and stop …show more content…
The victim stays in the relationship the majority of the time because they feel it is their best option in life considering the difficulties and lack of support they could face alone. Fear dominates the lives of most victims in domestic violence situations and oftentimes the victim knows that any circumstances or small incident could trigger the abuser’s violence. This tremendous fear and anxiety paralyzes them, subjecting them to further domination and dependence. “Making a short deft movement, Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his opened hand. There were bloodied towels upon the bathroom floor, and women’s voices scolding, and high over the confusion a long broken whale of pain (Fitzgerald 37). Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby gives many examples of domestic violence throughout the story. Although the novel is a fiction, the violence in the story is very real to others in the modern world today. Myrtle’s need to live above her means lands her in an unstable violent relationship with Tom. When the victim becomes too dependent on their abuser they find more reasons to stay in current situation they are …show more content…
Long term relationships allow the partners to become genuinely close with one another. Every so often in a relationship, once the walls have been broken between the couple one may take advantage of the others vulnerability. Financial abuse is the most popular in a long term relationship. These couples are also at a higher risk of domestic violence due to stress and other responsibilities outside of the relationship. More often than not domestic violence between adults in a long term relationship can lead to children adopting the same characteristics of the victim or abuser once exposed to an environment with domestic violence. The leading root cause of domestic violence is childhood observation. Children can experience or be exposed domestic violence from birth. They may hear one family member threaten the other, observe a family member who is out of control or reckless with anger, see one assault the other, or live with the victim of a violent assault. Many children are affected by hearing threats to the safety of their guardian, whether it results in physical injury or