A Child Called "It"

David Pelzer, a little boy from the book called, “Child Called It” who lived in Daly City, California was tortured by his mother. Over many years of David’s life, his mother, Catherine Roerva, perpetually punished him for no known reason. Although, Catherine had loved her child, it all changed when she had another child. Her love for David had faded and it all started with small punishments while standing in the corner in her bedroom. As the younger child began to get older, the mother’s hatred…

A Child Called “It” written by Dave Prezler. This book is about a boy named Dave Prezler. The book is about Dave’s story. A story about how he is abused neglected and reflective. How he goes through so much and only wishes to be loved. Dave is abused by his unstable mother; the abuse is very constant through his whole remaining years in his mother custody. One morning Dave had over-slept; he had to hurry and try to get up before mother got up. It was too late mother was up already she hit Dave…

Exploring the Personal Response within the book “A Child Called “It” and The Lost boy”, Dave Pelzer has connected certain quotes in this book that relates to me. A quote that resonates within me as a person is on page 78 in quote, “I wanted The Bitch to know I didn’t care anymore. As my attitude began to change, I became more and more rebellious.” After being hurt, kicked down, treated like nothing from someone deeply all the time a person will automatically change. Once in my life, there was…

Part 1: In “A Child Called It” there were a lot of intense moments that leaves the reader emotionally disturbed. One that stands out most to me is when the main character, David, was going over a week without eating in many different occasions but, his mother eventually decided to feed him. David is given a plate and right before he is able to even touch the food it is smacked off the table by his mother and he lost his opportunity to eat. The moment I read that part of the story, so many…

A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer 1. Title: A Child Called It. Published: 1995. Summary: A child name Dave Pelzer who his abusive mother refers to as it. He was hit, beaten, starved and torture by his mom for years. His whole family (dad, and brothers) all was aware it was happening. His mother wouldn’t let him eat for weeks at a time. To the point he had to sneak scrapes from the trash. His mother found out he was doing this and poured ammonia in the trash so he couldn’t eat. After years of…

of man vs man, this being related towards how people are psychologically attracted to one word: survival. People enjoy reading books about survival because they are engaging compared to our lives and suspenseful to read. The Hunger Games and A Child Called “It” perpetuate courage through survival, providing us with inspiration to better face challenges…

The book “A Child Called “It” was based on the author, Dave Pelzer’s abusive childhood. Dave Pelzer uses description, reflection and imagery to demonstrate to the audience what he went through and the courage he was able to possess as a child. The book shares his experience. His experience involved an insane alcoholic mother who treated her child as if he was non-human. She deliberately and intentionally tortures her child. She does not even consider Dave to be her child. Dave’s mother has the…

In A Child Called It, Dave Pelzer describes the abuse he suffered from his mother as a child. David was one of the estimated 1 in 58 children in the United States that experiences some form of maltreatment. Over half of these cases are child neglect (Freisthler, Johnson-Motoyama, & Kepple, 2014). According to Spinetta and Rigler, 1972, there is a correlation between child abuse and unstable parental relationships. In A Child Called It, Dave’s mother had an unsteady relationship with his father,…

“The Child Called It,” by Dave Pelzer is a novel based on a child who is mistreated by his mother. The stepmother treats the child worst than trash. He is fed teaspoons of ammonia, a harmful substance for a human body. He sleeps under the kitchen table with the cold as his blanket. It is a great example of what child goes trough when he or she is been mistreated by a relative. Priests The sexual abuse of children was rarely discussed in public before the nineteen seventy’s, and it was not…

“A Child called it” first published in 1995, is a heart touching story about severe child abuse which happened in California. This book discusses the life of David Pelzer and his story about his abusive life. This novel gives insight into the horror of child abuse and the amazing need for survival. An idea that was portrayed throughout the novel was child entrapment. Child entrapment happens from unwanted pregnancies and parents not taking custody of their children. This is the act of luring…