Narrative Essay On David Pelzer's Life

Can you imagine waking up every morning only to realize that it wasn’t a dream? Your family really does hate you. This is how poor, helpless David Pelzer felt every single morning. He woke up and there he was, staring death in the eyes. Dave and Mother used to get along just fine, but one day something in her snapped and David was just standing too close. Dave tried to get away, but the beatings just got worse with age. Although David and Mother don’t get along, Dave and his dad did. Dave’s dad tried to save him from all his beatings and misery and promised him that one day he would be free. Dad promised little Dave that he would save him and everything would be okay. Dad didn’t keep his promise. He gave up on David and David gave up on him. In the end, the only person David could count on was himself and that was just fine. …show more content…
He had a great mom and the perfect family. They went on vacations and road trips and there were plenty of laughs and smiles to go around. David and Mother got along alright up until the alcohol. Once Mother started drinking, David’s life was over. She hit him daily and, with time, she found some more villainous ways to torture him. David was so young and had his whole life ahead of him, so he started to think of ways to fight back against Mother. He would disrespect her in the store, even though it meant a violent beating later. He would ignore her when she gave him commands. David’s favorite though, was to fight her when she tried to punish him. He knew people would be home soon and she would not act that way in front of others. David wanted to give up so many times, but he never