Love Isn’t Meant To Hurt
Domestic violence, similar to domestic abuse, is a huge crime known throughout the United States. A book that had this specific topic was in the play, A Streetcar Named Desire written by Tennessee Williams. Most people don’t know whether to jump in and help or to just leave it alone because the helper might feel that the aggressive abuser will take his anger out on them. There are two organizations who will help out abused women; those two organizations are the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) and the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV). Both of these groups understand what to do when there is a physical altercation between a husband and a wife. A huge problem that happens is that …show more content…
A drunk and angry Stanley got sick of the music that Blanche so “first he tosses the radio out the window, and then charges after his pregnant wife and strikes her” (Koprince). After the whole altercation, Stanley warned Stella by saying, “’Remember what Huey Long said, ‘I am the king!’ And I am the king around here, so don’t forget it!’” (Koprince). Stanley abused Stella while Stella was pregnant with their baby. That’s the most screwed up part. According to Dawn Berry, the author of The Domestic Violence Sourcebook, “as many as 37 percent of all obstetrical patients may be abused while pregnant” (Koprince). After Scene Three, everyone was all worried about Stella but she said that it was normal for Stanley to do that. This relates back to real life when women say “it’s alright” or “it’s normal.” Abused women either need to be sent to women shelters if the abuse gets too excessive or they need to call the cops if their husband gets out of …show more content…
This organization “was formed in 1993 as a key component of a national network of domestic violence resources” (Dominique). Both the NCADV and the NRCDV believe that the whole domestic violence issue should be stopped. Like the NCADV, the NRCDV also has caucuses that are against the whole issue. These caucuses are in the same network as the Domestic Violence Resource Network, and that consists of: “Battered Women’s Justice Project, Resource Center on Child Protection/Custody, Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence, and the Sacred Circle Center on Violence Against Native American Women” (Dominique). This organization is in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and it is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Domestic violence, similar to domestic abuse, is a huge crime known throughout the United States. A book that had this specific topic was in the play, A Streetcar Named Desire written by Tennessee Williams. Most people don’t know whether to jump in and help or to just leave it alone because the helper might feel that the aggressive abuser will take his anger out on them. There are two organizations who will help out abused women; those two organizations are the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) and the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV). Both of these groups understand what to do when there is a physical altercation between a husband and a wife. A huge problem that happens is that …show more content…
A drunk and angry Stanley got sick of the music that Blanche so “first he tosses the radio out the window, and then charges after his pregnant wife and strikes her” (Koprince). After the whole altercation, Stanley warned Stella by saying, “’Remember what Huey Long said, ‘I am the king!’ And I am the king around here, so don’t forget it!’” (Koprince). Stanley abused Stella while Stella was pregnant with their baby. That’s the most screwed up part. According to Dawn Berry, the author of The Domestic Violence Sourcebook, “as many as 37 percent of all obstetrical patients may be abused while pregnant” (Koprince). After Scene Three, everyone was all worried about Stella but she said that it was normal for Stanley to do that. This relates back to real life when women say “it’s alright” or “it’s normal.” Abused women either need to be sent to women shelters if the abuse gets too excessive or they need to call the cops if their husband gets out of …show more content…
This organization “was formed in 1993 as a key component of a national network of domestic violence resources” (Dominique). Both the NCADV and the NRCDV believe that the whole domestic violence issue should be stopped. Like the NCADV, the NRCDV also has caucuses that are against the whole issue. These caucuses are in the same network as the Domestic Violence Resource Network, and that consists of: “Battered Women’s Justice Project, Resource Center on Child Protection/Custody, Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence, and the Sacred Circle Center on Violence Against Native American Women” (Dominique). This organization is in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and it is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services