A harsh, abusive home environment in which a child grows up in could result in them becoming killers like Perry. Perry was raised by his abusive father and did not have a loving family to provide a happy, stable childhood. His parents’ frequent absence, lack of care, and abuse drove him to murder. When Perry was child he “often thought of killing himself” but he didn’t feel this way because he was depressed. Rather he wanted to “punish his father and mother and other enemies” (202). Perry had an overwhelming hatred for his father who constantly abused him physically and mentally. A happy, healthy child does not think about suicide, and the fact that this was always on young Perry’s mind shows how much of a negative, destructive effect his family
