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This book is about a boy around the age of six, named David, who once had once a flawless family but then it shattered into pieces because of his mom. His mom plays many menacing games with him. The games she played on him were being beaten or starved. His mom only beats David when his father isn't home. David is the only one out of 4 brothers in his family to get abused. He is forced to run to school and wear the same clothes for months which only humliates him at school.
The author Dave Pelzer, sets a scary melancholy feeling to his readers even though there are no fully expressed feelings in the main character because it was set in the point of view of the little boy. He does this by the actions of the character. Just by knowing the pain he is going through I can also feel David's pain. I think what probably makes this story sorrowful would be because the readers know that this is a true story. A Child Called 'It' is actually an autobiography, the child in the story who gets abused and gets turned into an "it" is the author Dave Pelzer.
Just by knowing that the author wrote his childhood and shared it to the world makes me realize that he must be very courageous. This story is very intense, and personal because of the insane things he has done for survival. I know Dave has had a rough childhood and was a smart boy because of his schemes. Fear and hunger also motivated him to do these dangerous tasks. Later he would need to pay the price for his 'sin.' He would return home only to get beaten again. Since he was a smart kid, now as an adult he must be a really intelligent man. Just by Dave writing this book I can infer that he is brave, smart, and a wise man. I know wise and smart might be the same meaning but I mean wise as if he is wise about life because of his experience.
I recommend this book to everyone in my class. If you are a very sensitive person then you might not want to read this. For the others I think this book will open your eyes, for what I have read this is an amazing book but full of sadness and sorrow. I know this will touch your heart and make you realize how much goodness of life you have. It will make you appreciate it. If you do read this book and read about his life of survival.
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Thanks for sharing Sarai! Dave Pelzer wrote two other books after A Child Called It. You should check them out when you are finished.
ReplyDeleteThis seems like a very sad book, but does it have happy parts? While reading your blog post (which was very interesting by the way) I pictured this book as one filled with ups and downs. Usually, I prefer reading sci-fi, but I might have to check this book out :)
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