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Heather Fonte
Ms. Butterfield - 59704


A Child Called “It” by Dave Pelzer

Setting: The setting takes place in March of 1973 in Daly City, California.

Characters:
Dave Pelzer - Dave is a smart and strong willed boy that gets abused by his mother. “Mother can beat me all she wants, but I haven’t let her take away my will to somehow survive.”
Mother - She is Dave’s abusive mother. Most of the time she’s drunk and looks like crap. “She still has a hangover from last night’s stupor. Her once beautiful, shiny hair is now frazzled clumps. As usual she wears no makeup, she is overweight, and she knows it.”
Father - He is Dave’s dad and a fireman in San Francisco who is hardly ever home. He was kind to Dave but never tried to stop Mother from doing the things she did to Dave. “I knew father probably wouldn’t do anything against mother, but when I stood beside him I felt safe.”

Conflict:
Dave Pelzer is the “Child” who gets abused by being starved, brutally beaten, and......

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Approximate Word Count: 322
Approximate Pages: 2 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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