Book report ‘A child called it’ by Dave Pelzer This book is based on the unforgettable account of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history. It is the story of Dave Pelzer‚ who was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable‚ alcoholic mother. A mother who played tortuous‚ unpredictable games; games that left him nearly dead. He had to learn how to play his mother’s games in order to survive because she no longer considered him a son‚ but a slave; and no longer
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The main characters were a little boy in fifth grade named David who was a child that was abused since he was in about second grade. This story started to take place on March 5‚ 1973 in Dale City‚ California. It further continued on as the main character gets older. There’s a little boy named David that gets beaten daily. His father is a fireman so he’s always gone. David’s mother had two other sons and treats them good. Then there’s David. The mother treats him like nothing. She rarely ever feeds
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A symbol is defined as an occurring object that stands for something. In “A Child Called It” By David Pelzer‚ many symbols are shown throughout the book. The symbols used in the book are things that David’s mother used to hurt him physically and mentally‚ but the biggest symbol of all was food‚ and how it symbolizes David’s reward from his mother. Food was one of David’s main priorities in his childhood because of the lack of food he was given. David would have to get all of his chores done fast
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be “ A Child Called It”. This is considered to be an autobiography. Autobiographies tells the audience about a person life. The audience who go to these films expect to see events from the main characters’ past.
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Dave Pelzer: A Child Called “It” Dave Pelzer was a boy that grew up in the 1970’s and survived a childhood of physical‚ mental‚ and emotional abuse to share his story. I decided to do a personality critique on Dave Pelzer because I thought it would be interesting to analyze how abuse can shape the personality of an individual. Dave Pelzer grew up in Daly City‚ California and was the second born child of five boys. By the time he started school at Thomas Edison Elementary School‚ he realized he
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Name___________________ Date ___________________ A Child Called “It” by Dave Pelzer Review Worksheet Chapter 1- The Rescue Part one: Character Identification: Describe who the characters are and what relationship they share with the main character. 1. Dave =________________ __________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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A child called it book report Title: A child called “it”. Pages read: 180 Author: David Pelzer Pages in book: 180 1. David Pelzer is the author of this autobiography. David suffers severe child abuse at the hands of Mother. He overcomes remarkable odds and survives unthinkable torture. Catherine Roerva Pelzer - David’s mother. A complete alcoholic and always punishes David for being a ‘bad boy’. Stephan Joseph Pelzer - David’s
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An Extraordinary Man A man named‚ Dave Pelzer appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show‚ telling his life story that his mentally disturbed alcoholic mother mentally and physically abused him. Dave was determined to better himself‚ no matter the odds. He enlisted in the air force. In addition‚ has won several prestigious awards through out his life. Dave is an author of several inspirational books and a motivational speaker. Dave Pelzer is an excellent author and extraordinary human being. His inspirational
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A Child Called It was about the struggles of a young boy named Dave Pelzer. Dave was put through hard times and at some point lost hope in his dreams and doubted the humanity of mankind‚ but in the end because of his strong will he was able to overcome his problems and make a better life for himself. When Dave was younger him and his brothers‚ Ronald and Stan were happy in a normal family with a loving mom and dad‚ but as years passed things started to change. Dave’s parents became alcoholics
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The book I read was `A Child Called It’ by Dave Pelzer. The book is an autobiography of Pelzer. He writes about his struggle to stay alive in a home where he is treated like a slave and an animal. The book begins with the people at Dave’s school finally report Dave and his condition to the authorities. Then he tells us about his past when he still lived in a happy‚ normal family. Dave had a mother‚ father and 2 older brothers. While his Father is at work as a fire fighter‚ his mother turns to alcohol
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