Dave Pelzer A Child Called It Analysis

“You are a nobody! An It!”(140) Dave Pelzer, the author of A Child Called “It”, was only 4 years old when his Mother started abusing him. Before he started being abused, he lived in Daly City, California with his parents and his brothers where they had the perfect life. They were a lovely family and everything was perfect, until his parents started drinking and his relationship with his Mother drastically changed from discipline to punishment that grew out of control when Father was away at work. Dave considered his Father his hero and believed that his Father would be his savor from “hell”. Dave no longer had a name; they simply called him The Boy. Pelzer tells the story of his severe abuse he suffered as a child; where his Mother would starve him, make him endure cruel and unusual punishments, and beat him; until the age of 12 when he was saved. One day when Dave was in fifth grade, the teachers, administrator and school nurse finally realized they couldn’t let him suffer in silence any longer. The fight for food all started when his Mother would “forget” to feed him. On a good day, he was allowed leftover cereal portions from his brothers, but only if he performed all of his chores before going to school. As his Mother got crueler, he was not allowed to
Pelzer is recognized as one of the nation’s most effective and respected communicators, addressing corporate groups, convention and human service professionals. His book A Child Called “It” describes from his viewpoint about the severe abuse he suffered as a child. In the story, Pelzer tells the readers about the abuse of his Mother and how she would starve, torture, and beat him until the point where he couldn’t get up. Until 1973 at the age of 12 he was sent to a foster family. “It is important for people to know that no matter what lies in their past, they can overcome the dark side and press on the a brighter