Flames

In this graphics interchange format (GIF) clip, a girl in a striped tank shirt who stands in the background of the jungle has a splattered blood across her poker face.  She doesn't smile as her eyes shows no sign of soul.  The camera's view pops frames by a close-up image of her face.  She furrows her brows angrily and her doe-eyes reveal reflection of bursting flames.  There is a subtitle on the bottom of the clip that says, "She swore revenge". 

The point of the GIF clip is that she sees something tragic before her own eyes and she decides to put a revenge on her enemies for people that might be her family or friends.  The revenge comes from her grudge and trauma that mix together.

Based on the girl's furious expression, there is a reflection of flames in her eyes that represents 'grudge', but also 'trauma' when she witness the situation where her family or friends are possibly burned to death.  Both grudge and trauma fuse into a 'revenge'.  Standing in the middle of the jungle, she seems shocked and unresponsive to the tragic situation as if she loses everything that are precious to her.  'Grudge' and 'trauma' trigger her to decide to avenge her family or family who are really close to her.  Revenge is a strong word because she wants to punch her enemies what they've done to her family or friends.  Her eyes with reflection of angry flames seemingly scream at her enemies 'Go. To. Hell.'  That's her desire that boils angrily inside of her.  She wants her enemies to deserve it cruelly.

This idea is important because some kids from all over world witness tragic situation that happens in the front of them and they might not erase their trauma.  Some of them can develop grudge toward their enemies who murder their family or friends.  They seek for revenge.

Remembering All The Boys

Elvia Bautista, a female narrator in the story, seems forgiving toward the enemy who killed her brother.  She knows that's what gangs do, it is nothing new to her.  She always nod to tragic news relating to gangs instead of wailing.  She might find arguments between her bother and the enemy silly.  Those gang groups take it seriously as a business.  Why do they fight over which blue and red they like?  

They hate each other, but they are same lion?  Aren't they?

Killing each other as enemies is unreasonable.  Their reason might be perplexed as if they've not sit down and work it out what they'd done to each other.  It would be a simple method to settle it down.  They can't do that since they are oil and water.  They are stubborn to flow together.

Let's say that the female narrator with a different situation forgives a drunk driver who kills her drunk brother.  Will this change this situation?  I doubt it.  Her drunk brother would do the same thing.

People will try to be in other people's shoes when they wonder why they do that.  They have to respect and back off their lines.  Sadly, some people rub the line in their enemies' faces, provoking them and ending up fighting.  Cruel animosity blinds them to jump to conclusion without acknowledging each other.

We probably respect them and let someone to wake up them to what they've done.