Through The Bridge Abuse

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Substance abuse is very common among adults and many people have parents suffering from this disease. This not only has an effect on the parent in need of help, but also on their children. This issue is a recurring cause of child abuse and neglect. Donna F. Gill, the author of Identifying Child Abuse, a clinically reviewed article, defines child abuse and neglect as "any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker, which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation, or an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm." Studies report higher rates of both physical and sexual abuse among alcohol abusers than in the general population, This voice of concern can …show more content…

This story is about a son striving for his mother's attention. In this story we read “ “ At moments of failure, when he cloned to claim his mother's attention, it was with just this grave, embarrassed inspection that she rewarded him. Through his hot shame, feeling the pleading grin on his face like a scar he could never remove.. These are the same emotions a child might feel when they feel neglected by their parents due to the parent being overcome by a substance. The next stimulus we can connect to this issue is called Confrontation on the Bridge by Jacob Lawrence. In “Confrontation on the Bridge,” Jacob Lawrence paints an image that shows multiple people conveying the feeling of fear, uncertainty, and unwillingness to overcome the obstacle that is ahead of them, the predator. This predator is stopping them from crossing the bridge. This image may be intertwined with the same feeling of fear adults may be instilled with, and stopping them from overcoming their obstacle of substance abuse to advance their journey of life. In Confrontation on the Bridge, the people represent the parents struggling with drugs and feeling stuck in that place of their life, just as the people crossing the bridge feel stuck since a terrifying-looking animal is facing them. The predator represents the drugs or substances being abused. Drugs can make someone feel like there is nowhere to go and that they are stuck with them forever and will eventually be consumed by them. They stop someone from living their life and stop them from continuing on their journey, just like how the animals are blocking the people from crossing the bridge and continuing to their

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