David Pelzer Character
Character Essay
Have you ever felt the need to do something or help someone in need? Well, David Pelzer did. David is a determined book writer, father, son, counselor, and much more. He has written three extraordinary books( A child called It, The lost Boy, and A Man Named Dave) on the child abuse he encountered. He wasn’t always an honest person which made me think about how honest I am with myself and others. Although, he wasn’t always an honest person he was never ever a selfish person and that’s what made me start thinking less selfishly.
Dave is a middle aged man with short, brown hair. He was married to a sweet, young lady named Patsy and they had an energetic son (Stephen). Later he realized it wasn't working between him and Patsy so he remarried and now has a wonderful wife (Marsha). He used to work in his green air force jumpsuit, but found that helping children was a much better job for him. He now is a full time speaker, counselor, and book writer for children who need the help. David is a prodigious, confident, loyal, and sympathetic adult who proudly believes when you start something you finish it. When he talks …show more content…
to the kids he will calmly explain that everything is going to be alright and he tells them not to worry. He is honest with the kids he counsels and he tells them his story and how he overcame it. All of those kids David helped are know thankful for him and his story.
When David was younger he was brutally abused by his mother chronically.
His father (Stephen) never really bothered to help because he knew he wasn’t able to stop the abuse from happening. Eventually David was given some help from counselors for the abuse and taken into foster care. After being out of the house for awhile he realized what he wanted more than anything in the world for his parents to love him and be proud of him. Awhile later David’s father passed away from drinking and bequeathed his firefighter badge to David. Getting the badge meant a lot to David, it showed that his father still cared about him. Losing his father and receiving the badge made David tremendously want a relationship with his mother. It really surprised me that after all that he has been through he still wanted his mother to have a relationship with
him.
When I heard about David’s story I realized how important it is to help the children in need that come from a terrible background. David has tought me so much from a real life story about how bad it can actually get. “To this day it is difficult for me to fully understand the magnitude of what happened to me as a child” quoted David Pelzer in the book A Man Named Dave (page 318). Now everytime I see a child in a bad environment and I will think of Dave and stand up for that child.
Have you ever felt the need to do something or help someone in need? Well, David Pelzer did. David is a determined book writer, father, son, counselor, and much more. He has written three extraordinary books( A child called It, The lost Boy, and A Man Named Dave) on the child abuse he encountered. He wasn’t always an honest person which made me think about how honest I am with myself and others. Although, he wasn’t always an honest person he was never ever a selfish person and that’s what made me start thinking less selfishly.
Dave is a middle aged man with short, brown hair. He was married to a sweet, young lady named Patsy and they had an energetic son (Stephen). Later he realized it wasn't working between him and Patsy so he remarried and now has a wonderful wife (Marsha). He used to work in his green air force jumpsuit, but found that helping children was a much better job for him. He now is a full time speaker, counselor, and book writer for children who need the help. David is a prodigious, confident, loyal, and sympathetic adult who proudly believes when you start something you finish it. When he talks …show more content…
to the kids he will calmly explain that everything is going to be alright and he tells them not to worry. He is honest with the kids he counsels and he tells them his story and how he overcame it. All of those kids David helped are know thankful for him and his story.
When David was younger he was brutally abused by his mother chronically.
His father (Stephen) never really bothered to help because he knew he wasn’t able to stop the abuse from happening. Eventually David was given some help from counselors for the abuse and taken into foster care. After being out of the house for awhile he realized what he wanted more than anything in the world for his parents to love him and be proud of him. Awhile later David’s father passed away from drinking and bequeathed his firefighter badge to David. Getting the badge meant a lot to David, it showed that his father still cared about him. Losing his father and receiving the badge made David tremendously want a relationship with his mother. It really surprised me that after all that he has been through he still wanted his mother to have a relationship with
him.
When I heard about David’s story I realized how important it is to help the children in need that come from a terrible background. David has tought me so much from a real life story about how bad it can actually get. “To this day it is difficult for me to fully understand the magnitude of what happened to me as a child” quoted David Pelzer in the book A Man Named Dave (page 318). Now everytime I see a child in a bad environment and I will think of Dave and stand up for that child.