Lost Boy Essay Research Paper Book Report

Lost Boy Essay, Research Paper

Book Report – .The Lost Boy. by: Dave Peltzer

Dave Peltzer the author of .The Lost Boy. tells his story from the time he left his

abusive mother and alcoholic father, through his experiences in five foster homes and

juvenile 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 himself

to many guardians, social workers, and teachers. Pelzer writes in an honest, sometimes

rambling, style; he is never bitter, and his story will find many sympathetic readers. The

main purpose for Dave to write this book is to show at what lengths children and

adolescents 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 to

choose. The book was full of many things to help me in my everyday life. Ranging from

how to deal with kids who have be through abusive situations to how kids of abuse act in

general. The first one has to be, Dave was very tactful in how he handled his thoughts and

feelings. Many children his age are running around chasing girls and hanging with the

guys. Not him he was studying hard and trying to be better than his parents were. He

would always squander away what he had, so no one could take what was rightfully his

and that includes his life. The second thing that was useful was how Dave was never

angry with his situation he would just look at it as another challenge. Many times through

out the book Dave would have to change foster homes after being fairly settled in the

way of living there. Most teens his age can.t handle a great deal of change but Dave

would just go with the flow and never bat an eye lash. The third most valuable thing has

to be his willingness to help. I would think that since no one would help him he would

not help anyone else. On the contrary, Dave was always helping with chores, making

dinner, and doing little extra things he didn.t have to do. I later found out through reading

the book that Dave.s willingness to help stems from his need to feel loved and wanted.

I can honestly say that I could never have gone through the painstaking trials and

tribulations Dave went though while he was in his teen yes. It take a special person to do

that and Dave is that special person.

PARENTING TECHNIQUES

Dave.s mother was a very troubled woman who for some unknown reason liked to

target Dave and blame him for any and all bad things that happened. His mother was and

Authoritative and neglectful at the same time. Some may say how can one parent be on

both extremes of things but there are a few instance with in the book which shows both.

For example Dave.s mother would make him do all the chores and never was aloud to

play. For some reason even if Dave finished what he was told to do in the time he was

told to do it he would not be fed or worse he would be part of his mother .Games and

Test.. His mothers .Games and Tests. range from putting him in freezing cold water for

5 hours at a time to making him sit on the garage steps with his hands under his bottom

head strait a head for up to 36 hours at a time no food, bathroom, shower or other needs to

live. Dave was saved from this horror when he was 15 but he was in foster care and the

parenting techniques ranged from authoritarian to indulgent, but anything was better than

what he had endured at his mothers house.

DELINQUENCY

Dave in his teen years was for the most part a very well behaved boy. He was

working hard in school and kept to himself for the most part. Although Dave did have a

small problem he like to take things with out asking or stealing. Dave.s stealing habits

stem from his basic survival needs that he instinctively put up when his mother would

make him go with out food, water, and basic sanitation. Dave at times would also lash

out at his foster families so that they would not get to close to him. In some cases when

Dave would lash out he would be put into another foster home and have to readjust to

things again. Dave usually liked to lash out he thought he didn.t need anyone just himself.

He could handle himself since he could handle his mother .Games and Tests.. Dave.s

delinquent actions are fairly normal of abused and neglected teens. Dave was also just

being a normal teen trying find himself in a world that had not found him for almost 12

years.

DEPRESSION

Dave did have a great deal of depression in his life. He would think why does my

mother treat me like I am a piece of *censored*. Dave.s depression stemmed from he long ours

of being with himself. He had many hours, day, months, and years to think about what he

had done. His mother made him out to be an evil unwanted child who was worthless.

Dave thought the main reason his mother didn.t like him and his father wouldn.t talk to

him

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