Brief Summary Of The Book 'A Child Called It'

The book “A child called it” was published in 1997 and gives a look at the torture and horrific events that happened in the main character “David’s” life. It shows how David went from being in a loving family, to being the outcast of the family and getting abused in ways you wouldn’t think were possible by his mother. When first reading the book it goes backwards telling you how he finally gets out of the hell house and as the chapters go on it explained how everything went from a loving family to a gruesome prison. The book atomically gets you hooked wanting to know more and more about the boy’s life, which just so happens to be a non-fiction story. He goes on for years being humiliated by his mother’s sick “games” and goes to extreme lengths to not die of starvation, he soon grows strong minded and smarter, which helps him survive the odds of dying in what was once a happy family. …show more content…
He has two brothers that soon neglect him, as they carry along with the happy family and he becomes the outcast. His father on the other hand, doesn’t like what’s going on in the house and often try’s to stop it but fails at the rage of his drunken wife. As things get worse for David he results in stealing food to fill his hungry but is soon caught and that’s when the abuse gets out of hand. He is no longer aloud to talk or look at any other family member, his nice warm bed has been turned into an army cot in the cold basement, and he is now forced to wear the same cloths every day. The only time David is allowed back into the family is when other family members come by, or when the school, suspicious of David’s burses sends a child protective agent to talk to the mother. The mother soon gets it in every one’s head that David is just seeking attention and has a very vivid