In my post A Baker’s Dozen, I listed my book’s series, or repeating patterns. Last week I talked about the motif of Scrap. Today the subject is Anger.
The thread of anger that is sewn through my story is often my father’s anger, but anger tends to spark anger, so I have had plenty of my own.
A famous quote by William Blake about anger goes like this:
I was angry with my friend:
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe:
I told it not, my wrath did grow.
What I take from these lines is that if we express our negative emotions, they can’t grow inside of us.
Writing has that same effect. I find that when I write about something difficult or emotional, once I finish the piece I am writing, I am relieved of the burden of the negativity.
When you’re angry, do you find that writing or expressing yourself artistically helps? Or do you confront the person you’re angry with?
No point in photoshopping Tiger’s angry eyes
