Final Reading Response

While reading the "Cycle of Liberation" from RDSJ I had a hard time understanding what really was going on. It seemed very hard for me to follow. The author's definition of liberation "critical transformation" did not help me at all (Harro 463). However, after doing some research online and according to Wikipedia the definition of liberation is simply just the condition in which the individual has the ability to act to his or her own will (Wikipedia 1). The figure "The Cycle of Socialization" was also hard to follow and very confusing. However, this important with all the different phases they are showing us with the transitions used from one phase to the next. On the other hand, I liked how the author said you can enter the cycle at any stage. Furthermore, one can repeat or stay in the same cycle because oppression does last forever (Harro 464). To me the core was the easiest part of the cycle to understand, it just seemed like all of those things really belonged ex: love, balance, joy, support, etc. The core also seems like the most important part you really do need a strong core to build on the rest of the stages.