Rosa: Psychological Influences During War Time

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Furthermore, Ozick shows how Rosa was psychologically influenced during war time, same with the prisoners in Zimbardo’s experiment, who were damaged psychologically due to the harsh treatment of the guards. Women cannot give milk if they are in bad mood or facing any harsh treatment. Ozick exploits this scientific fact to show how Rosa was effected by the war time. She writes: “Magda took Rosa’s nipple, and Rosa never stopped walking, a walking cradle. There was not enough milk, sometimes Magda sucked air; then she screamed”(Ozick 899). During the barbarism of the Nazis on Rosa’s country, she lost her ability of producing milk, which proves that she was extremely affected. Ozick’s use of “sucked air” shows how hopeless Rosa was. She had nothing