In the Combat zone

After reading the piece, In the Combat Zone by Marmon Silko I was very shaken up. She is very descriptive of how women are targets of crimes such as: robberies, rapes, and murders. She talkes about how women are raised to be delecate, elequent pieces of art. However, she feels that women should learn to protect themselves, and not depend on men. Silko believes that becuase women are forced to go out alone at certain times of the night they should be prepared for an attack at all times. When Silko grew up she was taught by her father how to shoot a gun, and killed her first deer at the age of 14. She stongly believes that all women should have a gun to carry around with them just incase ! Her father told her as a child that she never had to be afraid of anything because she had the power of a gun. However, I personally would be too afriad to take the risk of an accident occuring. I feel women should take different percutions in protecting themselves such as: self defense classes, carrying around peper spray, staying out of un-safe neighborhoods, and avoide walking alone at night.