Violence throughout the world is a major problem. Men, women, and children are victimized by violence every day. Ending the cycle of violence can start by properly teaching and demonstrating nonviolent forms of disciplining youth in school and at home. By practicing nonviolent forms of discipline children are less likely to grow up using violence to solve day to day problems. Children who receive violent acts of discipline have a higher risk of engaging in antisocial behavior, responding to conflict with aggression, poor academic achievement, deteriorating trust between child and adult, and turning to crime. The novel A Bastard out of Carolina paint’s a vicious yet eye opening point of view from a young girl who suffered from severe physical
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The girls step father, Glen, began physically abusing her at a young age which, eventually evolved into sexual abuse. “I was ashamed of myself for the things I thought about when I put my hands between my legs, more ashamed for masturbating to the fantasy of being beaten than for being beaten in the first place” (Allison, 112). Bone started fantasizing of being beaten on a regular basis after Glens abuse started. Bone also begins stealing and develops violent thoughts towards others. “If he reached for me again, I decided, I’d bite him” (Allison, 96). After stealing Tootsie Rolls from a local store bones mother brings her back to apologies to the store owner. When Bone is not happy with the way the store owner reacts to the news his store has been robbed, Bone has violent thoughts of aggression towards the owner. These violent thoughts are the result of Glens own violent tendencies to solve is own problems especially with Bone. The effects displayed by the girl are very similar to the effects many have linked to corporal punishment. The little girl imagines intense thoughts of violence and displays extreme examples of antisocial behavior. If child sexual and physical abuse have similar side effects as corporal punishment is easy to conclude corporal punishment is not a suitable means of
The girls step father, Glen, began physically abusing her at a young age which, eventually evolved into sexual abuse. “I was ashamed of myself for the things I thought about when I put my hands between my legs, more ashamed for masturbating to the fantasy of being beaten than for being beaten in the first place” (Allison, 112). Bone started fantasizing of being beaten on a regular basis after Glens abuse started. Bone also begins stealing and develops violent thoughts towards others. “If he reached for me again, I decided, I’d bite him” (Allison, 96). After stealing Tootsie Rolls from a local store bones mother brings her back to apologies to the store owner. When Bone is not happy with the way the store owner reacts to the news his store has been robbed, Bone has violent thoughts of aggression towards the owner. These violent thoughts are the result of Glens own violent tendencies to solve is own problems especially with Bone. The effects displayed by the girl are very similar to the effects many have linked to corporal punishment. The little girl imagines intense thoughts of violence and displays extreme examples of antisocial behavior. If child sexual and physical abuse have similar side effects as corporal punishment is easy to conclude corporal punishment is not a suitable means of