Dave Pelzer

to come home and feared to find out what your punishment was going to be that day. This autobiography, “A Child Called It”, was written by Dave Pelzer. Surprisingly, Dave Pelzer was the little boy that was abused in this book, and decided to share it with the world to make everyone aware what might happen behind closed doors. In this report I will include many parts of Dave’s life story including: plot, setting, characters, themes, and my response. First, there were many conflicts that Dave came by, but the biggest battle was his mother. She was the main source of his pain; making him feel worthless or as if he was a punching bag. Dave’s mother had stabbed him, causing a scar to appear across his torso. His school…

Author Dave Pelzer was born December 29, 1960 in San Francisco, California, and is the second of five boys. He was raised in Daly City, California. At the age of twelve, he was placed in foster care, due to the beatings he received from his mom. His instructors stepped in on March 5, 1973. At the age of eighteen, he joined US Air Force in the year 1979 and served in the Gulf War. During the 1996 Summer Olympics torch relay, he was a torch carrier. In a lot of his work, he talks about his…

The novel A Child Called It, by Dave Pelzer is an inspiring heart wrenching story about a young boy, Dave, who is abused both physically and mentally by his mother. Dave endures and more importantly survives an ideal that no human being should ever have to live through. From the age of 4 to 10 Dave was continually abused and dehumanized, gradually getting worse over time. Everything was taken away from him, his mother made him feel like he was truly nothing. The abuse he endured included…

In A child called “it”, Dave Pelzer states “Childhood should be carefree, playing in the sun; not living a nightmare in the darkness of the soul.” (Pelzer, 1995, pg.98) As he reminisces on the traumatic and horrific childhood experiences, he was forced to partake in the hands of his abusive mother. Dave Pelzer is a survivor of one of the worst child maltreatment cases in the history of California. The “Pelzer” family lived in Daly City, California. Dave’s father, Stephen Joseph supported the…

A Child Called “It” is an inspirational story that is written by Dave Pelzer. He gives the insight of his child hood and the struggle that he had to go through in order to live day by day. He talks about his family in an appropriate way that makes anyone understand the harassment that he was faced with as a very young child. Pelzer goes through many types of abuse that would have made any human break but he had the will power to stay strong and do what he needed to do to stay alive. Pelzer is a…

The book I chose to read was “A Child called it” by Dave Pelzer. It is the real- life story of the author Dave Pelzer from age 4 to 12. He was brutally beaten, starved and emotionally destroyed by his alcoholic mother. She played tortuous games that left him nearly dead. He had to learn how to play his mother’s game in order to survive because she no longer considered him a son or a boy, but an “it”. Even though Dave had two older brothers, his mother’s rage was solely directed towards him. I…

“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…

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…

An interview was held on June 1995 with the American author “ David James “Dave” Pelzer . The interview showed all the audience the truth behind David’s childhood experience which he shared in his book “ Child Called It “ . Pelzer shares in this interview the reason behind writing this book , and what message Is he delivering to his audience . - Mr. Dave , “ Child Called It “ , the novel that you wrote which had an impact on most of the audience , and is considered your best and most…

In the trilogy of “A child Called It, the second book, “The Lost Boy” by Dave Pelzer, is about the fight that keeps going, even after he finds a home. Many wouldn’t believe all this could happen to a young boy. It’s a great book for the struggle he faces yet, it hurts to read all the heartbreak he went through. You may be able to relate the emotion he feels, as regard into fitting in. Dave, is the main character, a preteen who’s went through years of verbal and physical abuse. He then begins a…