Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Quarter 3 SSR
My third quarter novel was The Lost Boy written by the protagonist himself, Dave Pelzer. This book has to be one of my favorites along with the previous book A Child Called It, as they are non-fiction and display a deep sentimental tone with the feeling of hopelessness with an abusive mother. Considering the awful world we live in, I can assume that abuse and neglect will forever affect someone. As for this first-person novel, it should last as long as abuse does and educate people like myself on the conditions that some people survive in and remind me of how good I have it compared to being forced to make myself throw up for eating more leftovers than I should have. One hundred years from now I hope that this book opens the eyes of people who are not aware of child abuse and hopefully teach them to be kind to everyone because you do not know what they have been through and as the famous Atticus Finch stated, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view … until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”
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I like how you brought in a famous quote from TKAM. I agree, not everyone has the perfect family. There are those out there with parents that will not care and hurt their children brutally. It should last long because it can show others that if they are in the same situation, it helps them see that they are not alone.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you many people have been hurt mentally and physically. Another thing i agree with you is that we dont know peoples backgrounds and we should learn to respect all people. Im pretty sure that this book will be read 100 years from now because it can teach people how to treat others and show the other persons story. Lastly i really like how you incorporated a tkam quote.
ReplyDeleteI like how the book addresses issues of abuse and neglect, which are prominent issues in families of today. It is good that there is literature that can help readers who are going through those situations and educate people who don't know those situations personally.
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