Summary of Richard B. Pelzer's A Brother's Journey

Everest Media

Description

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 I wanted to believe that we were a middle-class family in a middle-class suburb of San Francisco. I remember my mother making elaborate dinners and setting the table with Hawaiian tablecloths or Chinese dishes, stemware, and tableware.
#2 I had a habit of spontaneously announcing that we were going camping. The anticipation was too much for any five-year-old, and it was overwhelming for me at that age. The beach was one of the few places we went as a family in public, and we were allowed to exercise the normal relationships shared among most brothers.

Sujets

• Abuse
• Child abuse

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 30 avril 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669394587
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Insights on Richard B. Pelzer's A Brothers Journey
Contents Insights from Chapter 1 Insights from Chapter 2 Insights from Chapter 3 Insights from Chapter 4 Insights from Chapter 5 Insights from Chapter 6 Insights from Chapter 7 Insights from Chapter 8 Insights from Chapter 9 Insights from Chapter 10 Insights from Chapter 11 Insights from Chapter 12 Insights from Chapter 13 Insights from Chapter 14 Insights from Chapter 15 Insights from Chapter 16 Insights from Chapter 17 Insights from Chapter 18
Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I wanted to believe that we were a middle-class family in a middle-class suburb of San Francisco. I remember my mother making elaborate dinners and setting the table with Hawaiian tablecloths or Chinese dishes, stemware, and tableware.

#2

I had a habit of spontaneously announcing that we were going camping. The anticipation was too much for any five-year-old, and it was overwhelming for me at that age. The beach was one of the few places we went as a family in public, and we were allowed to exercise the normal relationships shared among most brothers.
Insights from Chapter 2

#1

I had no idea where Dad was from or what his family was like. I only knew that he was a stranger to me. Mom wanted me and the other boys to be dependent on her, so she could have complete control.

#2

I was taught to hate David from a young age, as he was supposed to be a horrible child who was an embarrassment to the family. He was like some animal you see on scary late-night television shows that’s kept under the stairs, but the rest of the family seems normal.

#3

I was not only allowed but also encouraged to mistreat my brother, who was also treated like an animal by me. I was not only allowed but also encouraged to rat him out to Mom.

#4

I was often abused by my mother, but I found a comfort in degrading my brother and making him the focus of her anger. I was on her side and lived for the chance to get him in trouble.

#5

I was so afraid of what my mother might do if she caught me leaving my room at night to use the bathroom that I was never able to leave my room without her permission. I was also afraid of what the kids at school would say about me if I were cruel to them, so I was always kind to them.