My view of the novel “The child called it”
It is one of the most harsh child abuse cases in California history. It is the autobiography of David Pelzer who was physically and emotionally abused by his mentally disturbed mother, who played sick games that left him nearly dead. The psychological scars left on his mind and memory and will be accompanied him for the rest of his life.
The events take place generally at Dave’s house in ordinary two-floor home in Daly City, California where David lives with his family during the mid-60s and 70s. . Some events occur in Chinatown, San Francisco. This is where the mother took them on day trips when she was a woman full of life and joy and treating her sons with warmth and love before the dramatic changes …show more content…
The characters include his mother Catherine Pelzer, is represented as Mom , Mother, and the Bitch .
Mom, when Dave talks about “The Good Times” at those times all family members were happy. Mother, is a woman who is angry, always barking orders , giving Dave endless chores to do and she is treating him as a slave. The Bitch, when she exceeded humiliating, beating, and starving to anther stage t became a monster when she was drunk, she forced him to swallow small amounts of ammonia and soap twice, pushed him to stay in freezing water for hours, burned his arm on an open fire on kitchen stove, and stabbed him with a knife.
“Gripping my arm, Mother held it in the orange-blue flame. My skin seemed to explode from the heat.” 28 , Dave Pelzer.
The father, Steve Pelzer - Is a kind man who works as a fireman would try to help and protect Dave but would never stand against his wife and finally he left the …show more content…
When they realized how much he was suffering from his mother’s sick games, they helped him to become resilient and encouraged him to begin a new life.
“It is important for people to know that no matter what lies in their past, they can overcome the dark side and press on a brighter world.” 97, Dave Pelzer.
The main conflict in the story is between Dave and his mother, unfortunately, the writer doesn’t mention why she changed from loving mother to an abusive mother.
The fact that his mother was an alcoholic is not enough reason to her schizophrenic behaviour; I think there is a history of abuse in her past family life when she was a child, the abusiveness can expresses itself in a cycle, passed down from generation to generation.
The other factor may be she had a great amount of pressure and stress especially that the father was a fire-fighter and he is required to stay away for long periods of time.
Much of the unjust and cruel struggle between Dave and his mother is over food. Food is converted to symbol for
It is one of the most harsh child abuse cases in California history. It is the autobiography of David Pelzer who was physically and emotionally abused by his mentally disturbed mother, who played sick games that left him nearly dead. The psychological scars left on his mind and memory and will be accompanied him for the rest of his life.
The events take place generally at Dave’s house in ordinary two-floor home in Daly City, California where David lives with his family during the mid-60s and 70s. . Some events occur in Chinatown, San Francisco. This is where the mother took them on day trips when she was a woman full of life and joy and treating her sons with warmth and love before the dramatic changes …show more content…
The characters include his mother Catherine Pelzer, is represented as Mom , Mother, and the Bitch .
Mom, when Dave talks about “The Good Times” at those times all family members were happy. Mother, is a woman who is angry, always barking orders , giving Dave endless chores to do and she is treating him as a slave. The Bitch, when she exceeded humiliating, beating, and starving to anther stage t became a monster when she was drunk, she forced him to swallow small amounts of ammonia and soap twice, pushed him to stay in freezing water for hours, burned his arm on an open fire on kitchen stove, and stabbed him with a knife.
“Gripping my arm, Mother held it in the orange-blue flame. My skin seemed to explode from the heat.” 28 , Dave Pelzer.
The father, Steve Pelzer - Is a kind man who works as a fireman would try to help and protect Dave but would never stand against his wife and finally he left the …show more content…
When they realized how much he was suffering from his mother’s sick games, they helped him to become resilient and encouraged him to begin a new life.
“It is important for people to know that no matter what lies in their past, they can overcome the dark side and press on a brighter world.” 97, Dave Pelzer.
The main conflict in the story is between Dave and his mother, unfortunately, the writer doesn’t mention why she changed from loving mother to an abusive mother.
The fact that his mother was an alcoholic is not enough reason to her schizophrenic behaviour; I think there is a history of abuse in her past family life when she was a child, the abusiveness can expresses itself in a cycle, passed down from generation to generation.
The other factor may be she had a great amount of pressure and stress especially that the father was a fire-fighter and he is required to stay away for long periods of time.
Much of the unjust and cruel struggle between Dave and his mother is over food. Food is converted to symbol for