Abuse Of Emily

This story is about a woman named Emily, who was born with a silver spoon in her mouth .Her father was so rich that she didn’t have to work or provide for herself .But Emily’s father always made decisions for her after her mother passed away. Emily was abused by her father emotionally and mentally. Her father didn’t want her to have any friends or hang out with anyone, which made Emily a lonely person and no one to relate to when she have questions or difficulty. She even had a hard time coping with change society and learn how to care for herself. Emily's attempts to stop time by confusing past and present and refusing to accept change when she poisoned her boyfriend because she didn’t know how to cope by being alone .which made her became …show more content…
Emily was emotionally abused by her father; Faulkner(93) he controlled everything that goes on in her life like who she dates and who she talks to. This story shocked me while reading it how can her father replaced the love for his dead wife to daughter .I have Experience similar events where a parent control their children’s life. Growing up in West Africa, I have seen family’s that physically and emotionally abuse their children. The children can’t event go outside to play with other children because they are terrified of the outcome that they will be beating by the parents. Situations like this make the children fall in the hand of the wrong people, looking for where to be loved and cared for. Some children committed suicide because they can’t take the stress of the abuse. Her father was so wrong for doing such a thing to the little girl knowing that one day, she will have to grow up, live on her own ,and probably get married . Emily grew up in the south; the community was so poor that they borrowed money from Emily’s father Faulkner(93)Even though Emily’s family were so rich ,they refused to pay taxes just like the other community people. I was so shocked