Haywood
uses body modification to reclaim her
body and "end the war." The author describes a
study which concluded that
body modification was, at least in part, about exploring
self-identity. The
author agrees with this (2) and further in the same passage tells the reader
that part of her choice to use body modification was to "define" her body. She goes
on
to say that she has carefully chosen certain symbols to tattoo on her body
to remind her of her
courage, her strength, and to "keep going."
In addition to tattoos,
the first body modification that the author
got is her bellybutton piercing. While the tattoos
are of significant and
meaningful symbols, it is the location of the bellybutton ring that is
representative of her recovery: the belly was the site of the author's self-inflicted
pain
through her anorexia and bulimia, and so it is the first site of her
peace offering to
herself.
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