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Dawn Maestas | StoryCorps

     As I listened to this story, it became more and more interesting. It’s about how one woman went through an abusive relationship and how she helped another woman going through the same situation. Picture one is the beginning of the story which consists of an anonymous woman, who has her boyfriend’s name tattooed all over her. He basically declared her as his property. She is going to Dawn Maestas for help in removing these tattoos and truly forgetting about her ex. In this picture, Dawn sympathizes with her because she went through the same experience.

     In picture two, we see the unknown woman sitting down in a chair. If you zoom in closely enough, you see the name Dave on her are with the about two letters missing representing Dawn Maestas erasing or removing it. So far in picture one in two, the anonymous woman is shown as a big mess. The colors of black and dark purple symbolize how dark she feels inside. Her hair is completely out of whack to show how her boyfriend has made her unbeautiful and not worth taking care of. Also, she is crying in both of these two pictures due to the fact that she is critically sad and emotionally beating herself up.

     In the final picture, the tattoos are removed. Having those tattoos off of her completely, gives her a sense of freedom; she no longer feels like she is someone’s possession. She is portrayed as a completely different person because that is exactly what she feels like. She also feels empowered.