I’m not going to comment on the writing here. there were no major problems and its just not important. The content is what pushes through and eclipses everything else. You should write this, tell your dad’s story. Your anger is barely controlled, infectious, and valid. Spread it. It’s how things change. (I Hope)
I was seven when the apartheid government ended in South Africa, where I live. Lucky for me none of my immediate relatives were so involved in the struggle that anybody was tried for treason (I suppose I’m lucky, I’m ashamed to admit some of them were on the giving side the violence, rather than the receiving) but I have seen enough human degradation, violence and loss of dignity to have a fair idea of what you are talking about. I recognized a lot of it, it seems the pattern stays the same where ever you go. In the 80’s the South African president, PW Botha was just as stupid, uneducated and brainlessly ruthless.
Your father is a brave man, nobody really realizes how hard it is to be defiant when an regime is so institutionalized. The question if I would ever be able to act as bravely as people like your father did still haunts me sometimes. Let me know if you ever want to discuss some of the things you remember about Romania, I’m always available. Thank you.
From Eliacie on www.writing.com