However, in many ways, I consider this my most important contribution to the literary world. Fiction can often serve as an educational source for those who shy away from reading manuals or textbooks. Breaking the Cycle is a means to an end. From this book, I hope that you will walk away with a clearer understanding of the importance of compassion for others. Abuse is a major problem in our American society and throughout the world. No one has the right to lay hands on another person; yet it happens every single minute of every single day. People live in fear in their own homes. Instead of worrying about being carjacked, robbed out in the streets, or becoming the random victim of a crime, a crime is committed against them where they live; over and over again.Domestic violence is a form of oppression. In the words of Stephen Biko, founder and martyr of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa: “The greatest weapon the oppressor ever has is the mind of the oppressed.” While most people tend to concentrate on the black eyes and bruised ribs, domestic violence does the most damage to one’s psyche.No, I don’t think this book will stop domestic violence altogether.
