Imagine your whole family hating you and your mother abusing you so much you rather die. This was the exact situation with Dave, the main character of the book and the author of the book. For three year old little girl she was babysitting, Kendra. For Dave’s whole life his mother treated him like a slave and abused him when he did absolutely nothing wrong. The book A Child Called “It” by Dave Pelzer, published in 1995 is a book with a meaningful life lesson behind it. A Child Called “It” Is a book about the true story of the author, Dave Pelzer’s childhood. When his whole family hates him turns up to the next level of abusing with his mother. Therefore, the book A Child Called “It” is a book with a meaningful life lesson because of persistence, …show more content…
hope, and encouragement. A Child Called “It” is a book with meaningful life lessons because of persistence.
In the book, Dave Pelzer showed that he never gave up by not letting his mother treat him like a slave. For instance, on page 4 it notes, “My mother can beat me all she wants, but I haven’t let her take away my will to somehow survive.” In other words, Dave is saying how he can show that his mother can abuse him but he will fight and stay alive no matter what. Another example is on page 34, “ I told myself no matter what I did I would not let that take me down.” Meaning, even when he was being abused and felt like he was going to die, he was going to keep trying to stay alive. Lastly, on page 28, the book states, “ I will stay alive.” Explaining, that he is going to survive no matter what and not give up. All in all, the book A Child Called “It” is a book with meaningful life lessons because of …show more content…
persistence. Dave Pelzer showed this book has meaningful life lessons because of hope.
In the book A Child Called “It”, he showed that he always had hope by always remembering one day this will end. For Example, on page 167, the author adds, “Even in its darkest passages, the heart is unconquerable. It is important for people to know that no matter what lies in their past, they can overcome the dark side and press on the brighter world.” Meaning, even if your life is at a bad point in time you can defeat it and it will become better. Another example, on page 46, “ I Dreamed of one day when I was free and out of my mother’s control, until then I will hope that I can survive.” Explaining, when dave was abused he couldn’t wait to be free and he hope he could stay alive.” Lastly, on page 92, the book adds, “Sometimes as I dried the dishes, I felt a new ray of hope. Hope for my father to come back and save me.” In other words, Dave was explaining how he never gave in and always had hope for his mother to stop. All in all, Dave Pelzer showed this book has meaningful life lessons because of
hope. Last reason why Dave Pelzer showed this book has meaningful life lessons is because of encouragement. In the book, Dave Pelzer was constantly giving him self encouragement to keep himself alive. For instance, on page 48, the author noted, “After I finished, I felt as though I had won the Olympic Marathon. I was so proud for beating my Mother at her own game.” In other words, Dave was explaining the feeling when he outsmarted his mother’s punishments, and he “I finally got the strength to tell the school nurse what has really been happening at home with my mother.” Explaining, how Dave Pelzer got the encouragement to get help and tell the school what is happening at school. The last example, on page 136, the book notes, “Knowing the good Lord was always over the shoulder, gave me quite encouragement and strength when I needed it most. Meaning, when he was going through the worst time of his life he always had encouragement and strength because he knew the good Lord was there for him. In sum, A Child Called “It” is a book with meaningful life lessons because of encouragement. In Conclusion, it is clear to see that the book A Child Called “It” , Dave Pelzer shows that this book has meaningful lessons because of encouragement, hope, and persistence. Dave Pelzer showed through his childhood with his abusing mother that he could survive and eventually be free.
A Child Called “It” brings our attention to mental abuse that adults may inflict on a human being and in this particular case, a child. David’s mother respects the family’s dogs more than she respects her own son. The dogs are fed every day, yet she attempts to starve David. Although David has two other brothers, they learn to call him “the boy” and to pay no att...
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One Child’s Courage to Survive. “ A Child Called It ” Abstract This is one of the best, yet saddest books that I have ever read. There are so many bad things out there that are happening to good people. We just have no idea.
A Child Called 'It' by Dave Pezler. Setting:.. 1-Russian River - "The Russian River" The Russian River is a place in California where Dave and his family usually go for vacation. He remembers this place as a quiet and peaceful place. He remembers how he and his brothers would play, how his mother would hug him, and how they would all watch the sunset together.
Dave Pelzer’s book “A Child Called ‘It’” told his story of growing up in an abusive household. Pelzer’s family at first was just like any other, his parents loved each other and their children and they would do many fun activities together. As time progressed a change happened and his mother began to always punish Pelzer rather than any of the other children. The small punishments soon began to grow and become more and more serious. Soon, Dave’s father and siblings could not help him out of fear that their mother and wife would turn on them. Dave was banished to the garage where he would have to sit at the bottom of the stairs waiting until his mother called him to do his chores. Usually Pelzer would be starved for very long periods of time
I chose the book, The Child Called “It” because one of my friends told me about the book. The whole story line caught my attention. I was amazed at what was going on in this boy’s life. This book, a true story, is very emotional. The title relates to the book because his mother calls the boy, David Pelzer, “It”. She does not call him by his real name. His mother treats him like he is nothing but an object. Also, I think the title fits well because it catches people’s attention and gives a clue what the book is about.
1. In the book, the father tries to help the son in the beginning but then throughout the book he stops trying to help and listens to the mother. If I had been in this same situation, I would have helped get the child away from his mother because nobody should have to live like that. The father was tired of having to watch his son get abused so eventually he just left and didn’t do anything. David thought that his father would help him but he did not.
A Child Called "It", by Dave Pelzer, is a first person narrative of a child’s struggle through a traumatic abused childhood. The book begins with Dave telling us about his last day at his Mother’s house before he was taken away by law enforcement. At first I could not understand why he had started at the end of his tale, but after reading the entire book it was clear to me that it was easier to read it knowing there indeed was a light at the end of the dark tunnel. This horrific account of extreme abuse leaves us with a great number of questions which unfortunately we do not have answers for. It tells us what happened to this little boy and that miraculously he was able to survive and live to see the day he left this hole which was his home, however, it does not tell us why or even give us a good amount of background with which to speculate the why to this abuse.
Dave Pelzer’s book, “A Child Called It” (1995), discussed unforgettable accounts of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California’s history. The book is a captivating, yet intimidating journey through the torturing childhood of the author, himself. The child, David (Dave) Pelzer¸ was emotionally and physically tormented by his mother who was unstable and addicted to alcohol. He was the victim of abuse in his own home, a source of ridicule at his own school, and stripped of all existence. This book left me in suspense as I waited with anticipation for the end of this little boy’s struggle to live. Throughout this paper, I will focus on the events that took place in this book and discuss my personal feelings and the effects this story
According to Papalia and Feldman, an estimation of a tragic 905,000 cases were received by child protective services in response to about 3.3 million referrals regarding maltreatment within six million children in the year of 2006. One of the six million children include, David Pelzer. David, in his awe-inspiring novel, A Child Called It, takes the reader upon an unfortunate path as he reflects upon the deplorable life struggles he experienced from the cruel actions of his abusive alcoholic mother. Despite the never ending struggles throughout his daily life at such a young age, David learns to become resilient as time progresses. Keeping in mind that writing this autobiographical
I was impacted by Dave Pelzer’s book, “A Child Called It” (1995) emotionally and cognitively, due to the nature of abuse the author experienced, it’s heartbreaking to hear a mother renouncing her son, her flesh and blood, a child she carried for nine months; nurtured
This story makes the reader wonder, why must parents do this to their children, what kinds of motifs do they have for essentially ruining their child’s life. I believe
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My brain locked up when I felt Mother’s hand clamp my arm as if it were in a vice grip. “You’ve made my life a living hell!” she sneered. “Now it’s time I showed you what hell is like!” Gripping my arm, Mother held it in the orange blue flame. My skin seemed to explode from the heat. I could smell the scorched hairs from my burnt arm. As hard as I fought, I could not force Mother to let go of my arm. Finally I fell to the floor, on my hands and knees, and tried to blow cool air on my arm. “It’s too bad your drunken father’s not here to save you,” she hissed. Mother then ordered me to climb up onto the stove and lie on the flames so she could watch me burn. I refused, crying and pleading. I felt so scared I stomped my feet in protest. But Mother continued to force me on top of the stove. I watched the flames, praying the gas might run out….” David may live a hard life, but he keeps hope that one day things will look bright once again. The only question is whether that will actually happen….As I read this book, all i could think is wow. A child called it, brought tears to my eyes, everytime I picked the book up. I never wanted to put it down or stop reading until i was finished. This book
No matter how bad things may seem, there is always hope for things to ameliorate. When people believe that the future will be promising, they can have something to look forward to as opposed to dwelling on the past or the problems of the present. This hope can give a person a positive outlook on life and motivate him or her to look past what is happening in the present. In the poems “Hope is the Thing with Feathers” by Emily Dickinson and “The Darkling Thrush” by Thomas Hardy, they both convey similar messages about hope. Both works display the theme of hope being present at all times no matter how bad things may seem and is a consistent option for anyone in need of help.