Chrissy Gohman
Mr. Wiseman
AP Language and Composition March 2015 Half a world away, a son dies from guilt and shame. The death is the result of sexual abuse. The incident that involved the independent school, Knox Grammar, in South Wales, Australia, emotionally moved the public and created a drive to take a stand. John Rentoul, father of a male student who previously attended the school, spoke to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses and revealed his son’s story of child sexual abuse that occurred within the district. The abuse sent the child into mental illness after the experience since it occurred at the young age of 12. Stated in a news article written by the Australian Associated Press, the mother of Rentoul stated that…show more content… Sullivan’s Island represents isolation within the novel which reflects Tom’s feeling of loneliness due to his emotional distance from his family. As Tom goes back to his childhood with Lowestein, he talks about his life in Colleton County, South Carolina. The article “Overview: The Prince of Tides,” asserts how the South in The Prince of Tides has a negative effect on Savannah, Tom, and Luke since it brings back horrible memories. In the novel, the South represents the characters’ want to be accepted, racism, and a feeling of togetherness even though the Wingo’s were emotionally spread apart. Savannah, having a hatred for the South and its memories, attempts to leave the land that “became a prison for her” (“Overview: The Prince of Tides”). When Savannah moves to NYC, she is introduced to a more crowded and diverse culture which moves her further into adopting new ideas. In New York, she adopts feminism, which is mainly due to her hatred of men, caused by her father’s abuse. New York City’s calm and collective characteristics conflict with Tom’s crazy and loud impression of it. Although Tom refuses to leave South Carolina, it emits the feeling of difficulty in his past and present life. Savannah’s hobby of writing poetry is therapeutic and helps release her inner emotions to aid her mental wellness. Although most of Savannah’s work contains graphic images of her previous episodes, the pictures help Lowenstein piece together her