“Denver kept her eyes on the road in case they were whitemen; in case she was walking where they wanted to; in case they said something and she would have to answer them. Suppose they flung out at her, grabbed her, tied her. They were getting closer. Maybe she should cross the road-now. Was the woman who half waved at her still there in the open door? Would she come to her rescue, or, angry at Denver for not waving back, would she withhold her help? Maybe she should turn around, get closer to the waving woman's house.” FearAnxietyBlack ExperiencesFemale Experiences Book:Beloved Source: Beloved
“I thought maybe if I looked ugly and less pleasant, the men would not look at me and I'd be safe. I wouldn't wash my face for days. I didn't want to look attractive in any way, at all, lest it invited undue attention and that indescribable guilt. I wanted to somehow become invisible.” BeautyFeminismGuiltTraumaTraumatic ExperiencesKashmirGirlhoodFemale Experiences Book:Rumours of Spring: A Girlhood in Kashmir Source: Rumours of Spring: A Girlhood in Kashmir