Teenagers who are struggling considering their moral regard are likely to fight
within their minds and switch their functional position in certain social groups to achieve
mental relieve or satisfaction. By putting the main characters in this set of individual
distinction, Aimee Bender applied magical realism to bring the effect of an otherworld
reminder of self-recognition, a stimulus to encourage us considering our position in the
society, which reveals some effective strategies to solve the physical trauma and mental
depression and simultaneously maintain the family and social harmony at its maximum.
Searching for a good way to get used to being with her new ability of tasting any
emotion, 9-year-old Rose placed her attention at the drinking fountain during lunchtime
alone. “How can I erase the unease on my tongue? How can I eliminate the insecurity in
my heart?”—I guess these are probably the questions that Rose asked herself when she
was with the broken smell of tap metal. But still, these are way too difficult for a little girl
to answer. All she could do in the first place is to avoid the crowd and try to solve the
unease only together with the water flowing down the sewer. I captured Rose’s disgust in
getting near with friends immediately and I assumed that I understand her heart, because
I’ve had a similar experience.
I've never had lunch alone in my junior years since I insisted that I must be
belonging to a group in school, and back to then, I was quite sure that I've found my place.
It was the time of rarity that I spent with my friends talking about all the fun things and
secrets, and I hardly ever expect an ending for this. Indeed, it’s understandable that teen-
agers tend to force themselves joining a group that they think they belong to since they
don’t have complete recognition of their individual identity, the real wealth they have that
is unique to everyone else. However, I was dragged in a sudden difficulty last year. Swirl-
ing into trauma, I've got the toughest time in my life ever, hoping to get help from my
friends. But—that's why I understand Rose's feeling for the fullest extent—I've never get
trusted for something that I didn't really expect to be in. I was shocked, frustrated, and
lonely at the same time, while I feel like I am only myself weakly fighting with the obsta-
cles, which is hard, and I was almost giving up.