Analysis Of Vulnerability By Hannah Bauer

This quote explores the notion of jumping into the unknown, believing in being worthy and having enough, and having the courage and bravery to step out of line and be different and unique. Jumping into the unknown and stepping out of comfort zones are one of the fears that all are afraid of. The possibility of the future and the consequences that may follow brings the imagined uneasiness, pain and suffering. The pain of loss and change, going into a place of complete darkness where no light can shine to give relief, makes all feel vulnerable, small, and fragile and the thought where everybody is better is very daunting. Being different where everyone else is the same is like being the white in the black or the black in the white. Feeling ashamed
“I hate being vulnerable” is using first person emotive language engages the audience and relates to the reader to increase perspective and empathy. Using contrast and emphasis as the main techniques to express the complicated feelings of vulnerability and relating to the reader that: “forcing down negative emotions at the thought that someone might see and know that I am not the strong person I show myself to be.” This specific situation always happens to everyone and using the supposed thoughts of others to prevent them to see that you are weak and vulnerable to the world. Hiding behind the supposed shield of vulnerability causes more harm than good in many cases. The use of repetition of the personal pronoun “I am struggling”, attracts the attention of the reader and the increase the emotions of sympathy and empathy. The use of emotive language such as hate, struggling, negative, against, rejected, terrifying all set a gloomy tone and mood for the topic of vulnerability. The use of the rhetorical question adds the topic of thought and engages the reader as the reader now automatically stops to think about what is asks and further amplifies the emotions set by Bauer. The poem also confers about the consequences of vulnerability and the fears associated, “whatever I share could be used against me” as the line that the reader agrees to and the other following lines to complement that thought of the fear of the uncertain. Paradox is a technique that is used the most often and has the most effect with this poem as vulnerability is a double-edged sword, having both great and not-so-great consequences. But what Bauer is mainly showcasing is the negative consequences but it then she gives an insight to some of the positive possibilities of acceptance and using the vulnerable experiences to make the reader stronger in the future. “It’s terrifying. It’s