As incredible as it may sound, Lidia is proud of being
a misfit in this society. At the beginning of the talk, it is almost impossible
to guess just by looking at her which her topic will be. Lidia explains and
exemplifies in a few words that she has been a misfit in this society her
entire life. The different situations that she has had to overcome have made
her believe that she does not belong to this society.
She starts the talk by telling the audience the reason
of her being there. Yuknavitch describes her life as a sequence of bad
experiences which lead her to believe that she does not deserve the opportunity
of turning into a famous writer. What makes Lidia be a misfit is the fact that
she had a stillborn baby. After that,
she says that it was impossible for her to be as she was before.
During the talk, Lidia intends to make people realize
that it is not bad to be a misfit in this society. At some point all of us are
not fulfilling nor all the expectancies of this society, neither our own
expectancies. When doing so, we can feel
that we do not deserve it and that is what makes a fell as a misfit on the
current society. In order to make the audience understand her feelings, she
shared with them the experiences she had been through. All those experiences
made Lidia believe that she did not deserve what was happening to her.
“The myth of
the misfit” is the theory that she uses to explain how she decided to believe
in herself. She expresses that it is on
the worst moments that you should believe in yourself, that you should believe
that you are beautiful. She affirms that the key to accept yourself is to give
voice to the story inside you. Her story
is the faithful evidence that not all of us will go through the same path to
achieve our dreams. Probably your way will be different, but she expresses that
that is the beauty of being a misfit: being able to tell your story.
I was devastated while listening to her sorrow experiences but although all her experiences she could overcome them and become a successful writer. As you said she is a perfect model of a courageous woman to follow especially those people who undergo difficult situations and believe that they do not deserve something good in their lives. Lidia shows and gives us hope by telling us that there is a light at the end of the tunnel in our life. It is our choice to decide whether accept or not the fact that something good could happen to us.
ResponderBorrarAs you said, I also consider that she is the perfect example to follow but not only when you have to talk about being a misfit. I think that she is the perfect example of a true warrior that could achieve everything she wanted in her life and became succesful. She teaches us to never lose hope and follow our dreams, which I consider the most important goal that we can have in our lives.
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