The violence unleashed in South Sudan in recent days is a stark reminder of the formidable challenges facing the new nation.
Her father was accused of communist links, arrested and then released and she witnessed the violence unleashed against the Jews during the Kristallnacht.
But the primal emotions the story stirs up and the all-out violence unleashed insure that "All the Little Animals" is not a family film.
The violence unleashed was described as "the organized fury of the Muslim mob".
After several weeks of relative calm, Saturday's violence unleashed fresh tensions.
An added plus is that the violence unleashed by predator pets is usually confined to their tanks.
"Whether as private as a lobotomy or as public as a lynching," he writes, "the violence unleashed is monstrous enough to make the characters look subhuman."
The violence and hatred unleashed were the defining debacle of the decade.
Amidst the event he said: "I have seen the violence unleashed on your youth and women.
Gubernatorial elections were close and disputed in Louisiana for years, with extreme violence unleashed during the campaigns.