Violence And Abuse In Chris Crutcher's Whale Talk

The book Whale talk sends a message to readers that relate in today’s society that there is a lot of violence and abuse going on in the world. Violence and abuse is one of the many topics Chris Crutcher touches on in Whale talk. Chris Crutcher shows how many people been have effect by violence and abuse. He shows how it can lead to bullying and mental/physical harm. The book Whale talk gives a real feel on how many people face challenges with violence and abuse. The Toledo blade there was a fatal shooting a man shot another man and the shooter was also hospitalized. The man was shot and murdered just as T.J’s dad was shot at and died in the book Whale talk. These two situations relate because nothing good comes from violence, shooting another person doesn’t solve anything it leads to death and more tragedy. In the book T.J’s dad tells t.j “Not one minute for revenge. I’ve spent my life looking back.. wanting to change things... this okay... promise you won’t…” .T.J’s dad knew him dying would effect T.J deeply and that wanting to get revenge for his dad’s death wouldn’t change anything. Abuse and violence can make someone hurt and have problems in horrible ways. …show more content…
Rich gave Heidi the brillo pad knowing that Heidi would try to do such a thing. He wanted to hurt T.J’s family and Heidi’s mom Alicia. Heidi hurting herself would emotional effect T.J’s family and Alicia giving the fact they care about her. Heidi on the other hand was happy , Rich told her to do it to take the brown off. Heidi finally found something to take the brown off her skin and she was happy. Rich has Heidi to believe that her skin color is