A Child Called It

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A Child Called It By Dave Pelzer

One voice has the potential to change everything. This is particularly true when it comes to the topic of Child abuse. Child abuse through out America is kept in the closet as if it was in the 1970’s, not many people know or would find out about it however it is a factor that literally affects everyone. From your nuclear family to your extended family, it may cause a distance between family members, and on top of that a lot of unnecessary stress which no child or parent needs. There are different types of abuse to leading from sexual, physical, and even psychological which all affect a child severely. This essay will be formulated around the topic of Child abuse.

After reading David Pelzer’s, “A Child Called It” made me feel absolutely horrific yet grateful. It is an autobiography explaining the severe case of David when he was a younger child getting beat by his unstable alcoholic mother, who abused him. This infuriated me because no child should ever have to go through what he went through. Such innocents being torn apart, being filled with hatred, and low self-esteem. As a young child he held on to the memories of his once loving family, however things began drifting apart after problems began occurring in the family for example the arguments between David’s father and mother. By reading this book it demonstrated to me how a family could go from one state to another.

It has also made me realize that there are different forms of abuse. The ones described were not only physical, but also psychological. Besides the fact that David was constantly getting beaten and almost suffered death, he had to mentally adapt to each situation in a psychological way. For example, his mother would give him a time limit to do chores, and if he didn’t accomplish them within her time frame, he would not receive food, this made him skinny, with little muscles. He also had to psychologically adapt to pain, which he states that he...