The Suspect: The Long-Term Effects Of Domestic Abuse

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Many people who are being abused do not view themselves as victims. Also, abusers do not see themselves as being abusive. People often think of domestic violence as physical violence, such as hitting. In the novel The Suspect, the long-term effects of domestic violence have not been fully documented. Individuals suffer physical and mental disorders as a result of domestic violence.
The first and foremost factor of abuse towards another character, George, at age 14, stood up to his father to protect his mother against George’s father. That day that his dad was shouting at his mother, he had yelled back at George, “Don’t disturb her!” George was struck instead of his mother, but soon after George’s father continued on to abuse his mother. George’s

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