Abuse In Irene Hunt's The Lottery Rose

Abuse is something that many people undergo in their lives. There are two kinds of abuse, physical and emotional, and both types of abuses can cause people to lose hope and self-confidence in themselves, which can change their lives forever. In the novel The Lottery Rose, by Irene Hunt, is about a boy that suffers from the two types of abuse in many ways. A boy named Georgie, who is seven and a half years old, loses hope in himself when his alcoholic mother and her abusive boyfriend abuse Georgie both physically and emotionally. Georgie undergoes an immense character change when he is transferred to a positive environment, thus making Georgie have hope, trust, and love for the people around him.

There are many negative causes and effects
Georgie regains his hope in himself and the people around him for many reasons. One way is that Georgie feels safe in his new environment (the all boys private school) from Steve hurting him. Plus, his friends, his rosebush and his positive support system make him feel safe and Georgie feels secure about saying what he wants without Steve taking action. For example, Georgie tells Timmy about his abuse previously in his life, before he came to the all boys private school. Also, Georgie regains his trust in the people around. This is because of the people that are around him are Georgie’s friends, and because they are trustworthy. Georgie shows his trust in Sister Mary Angela, because Georgie talks to Sister Mary Angela about all of his problems and solutions he can make. Georgie shows his trust in Timmy when they are at the lake, and Georgie reveals the real truth about his back that was mysterious to everyone. This is astonishing, because Georgie has never told anyone about this, because of his insecure feeling of Steve hurting him if he told anyone the “real” truth about his back. Plus, Georgie regains his love in the people and other items when he moves to the boy’s school. One is that he starts to love his rosebush in many ways. He plants it in the “perfect” garden, and he gave the rosebush personification (that’s how much he loves it). Also, Georgie learns to love Robin (a boy that lives across the street from the school that is retarded) and he becomes the “new” Paul (Robins brother that died). He teaches Robin to speak, and he tries to teach Robin to read so Robin isn’t called “retarded” as he was previously in his life. Plus, Georgie learns to love Mrs. Harper (Robin’s mom), by helping her with her garden, and by being