Scarry argues that it is so difficult for a witness to express physical pain because, according to him, we cannot understand other people’s pain. We can only understand the pain we experience. The linguistic struggle Scarry expresses on page 4 is finding the right words to express other people’s pain. According to Scarry, we sound different when we talk about our pain and other people’s pain.
In the introduction of “The Body in Pain: The Making and Unmaking of the World,” why does Elaine Scarry argue it is so difficult for a witness of trauma to express physical pain? What linguistic struggle does Scarry illustrate on page 4? What struggles do viewers/audiences experience in terms of understanding someone else’s pain?
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