Lost Boy
Book Report - "The Lost Boy" by: Dave Peltzer Dave Peltzer the author of "The Lost Boy" tells his story from the time he left hisabusive mother and alcoholic father, through his experiences in five foster homes andjuvenile detention, and how he eventually made it into the Air Force. He was a defiant,rebellious boy who, despite his background and personality, managed to endear himselfto many guardians, social workers, and teachers. Pelzer writes in an honest, sometimesrambling, style; he is never bitter, and his story will find many sympathetic readers. Themain purpose for Dave to write this book is to show at what lengths children andadolescents have gone to over come the unmentionable hardships of and abusive family. The three most valuable things I have learned from this book are very hard tochoose. The book was full of many things to help me in my everyday life. Ranging fromhow to deal with kids who have be through abusive situations to how kids of abuse act ingeneral. The first one has to be, Dave was very tactful in how he handled his thoughts andfeelings. Many children his age are running around chasing girls and hanging with theguys. Not him he was studying hard and trying to be better than
Gold is Godsend She was Dave's social worker she took the time to understand Dave's story and be his voicefor him. Some are hidden ways such asverbal and some are so extreme that a child has no where to turn but to the abuse itself. He had many hours, day, months, and years to think about what hehad done. Scary in a sense that anyonecould handle such hard ships and still be alive to tell about it. Dave also vowedthat if her were to kill himself that he would only be surrendering to him mothers wishesand even though he tired to please his mother that is the one thing he would not let herhave was his well deserved life. I think that this book addressed the real things that happen to a child of abuse. Dave thought the main reason his mother didn't like him and his father wouldn't talk tohim any more that he had failed as a son. Dave during his time at his mothershouse always held his dad on a pedestal. It take a special person to dothat and Dave is that special person. PARENTING TECHNIQUES Dave's mother was a very troubled woman who for some unknown reason liked totarget Dave and blame him for any and all bad things that happened. I later found out through readingthe book that Dave's willingness to help stems from his need to feel loved and wanted. I feel if anyone can over come what Dave has over come thatwhat he tells is accurate in the most scary way possible. There was one way that Dave'smother had complete control over him and that was what he could and couldn't eat. For some reason even if Dave finished what he was told to do in the time he wastold to do it he would not be fed or worse he would be part of his mother "Games andTest". His mother made him out to be an evil unwanted child who was worthless.
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