Tattoo and its Interpretation

Tattoo and its Interpretation

For me, my mother is my hero. She is not only the person who shaped my attitude and personality, but also influenced my education and my relationship with the world around me. But above all, this is the person who knows me best. That is why it often feels my mom with my sorrows and my joys. She advises and helps me. As guardian angel, she is always with me when I need it. I cannot count the exact numbers of reasons why I adore and admire her to the heroic extent. It is due to the fact that she has faced many ups and downs and went through much turmoil which could make her life upside down, but she never gave up and rose stronger than before. This is the reason why I decided to get a tattoo which would constantly remind me of my mother. My tattoo is a cupid with wings holding a heart which has my mother's name on it. People usually get such a tattoo which means a lot to them or which has a strong impact on them.

Originally, these marks on the skin, later came to be known as tattoos, were signs of belonging to a group: tribal, religious, pirates, prisoners or former legionnaires. But it was also a way of marking indelibly certain categories of people as slaves or prisoners. But the reasons why people choose to be tattooed are for the diverse group identification, religious ritual, individualization etc. In the 1970s and especially in the 1990s, a craze for tattooing was born. Tattoos can have very different functions and meanings (Gilbert, 2000). The literature identifies among others, the main function of tattoos as being a member of gang and ritual or a sacred symbol. In this day and age tattoos also serve as expression for exclusivity, self-expression, separation and egotism. Furthermore, they are also depicted as a means to enhance sexual stimuli, jewelry, protest (punk) and for some, the political opinion. Some people get tattoos to re-appropriate their body as a result of physical or psychological shock, or to get noticed and stand out from others, other do simply to join the bandwagon, some get tattoos simply because they like it or because it will burn forever a story an important moment in their lives (DeMello, 2000). Each tattoo, its location has a psychological meaning. People get tattoos for different reasons, from keeping a promise, to show love for your partner, to convey a message, to show the desire to belong to a certain group or identify with a certain subculture. There are many valid reasons, almost as many as people who want to get tattooed. The tattoo is no longer a way to display membership in a group, tribe or neighborhood, it is a way of claiming originality, to seduce, to embellish, to provoke, to compensate. Some teens live it as a rite of passage, and sometimes act on impulse they later regret. A tattoo is often an important moment of life, pleasant or painful; birth, death, personal or professional success ...