Chapter 2 Reading Assignment "A Child Called It"

Summary

The second chapter in A Child Called "It" basically talks about what the years were like for the boy and his family before the abuse started. Before all the abuse started, the boy seemed to live with a happy family in a modest two-bedroom house located in what was considered a good neighborhood in Daly City. His mother, Catherine Roerva was a good mom who did the typical house wife duties, cook and clean while his dad was at work. Beyond that, his mom would take the kids on sight-seeing tours around the city, cook exotic meals, and did everything she could to make the kids' lives more fun. Then things took a sudden turn, and his mom wasn't the same person anymore. That's when the abuse started.

Important Phrase

An important phrase on page 18 says "Mom was once a woman who glowed with love for her children." 

The phrase is important because it lets the readers know that his mom wasn't always abusive and that she was once a good mom. She did everything a mom was supposed to do, and always taught them important lessons. The kids never knew what was coming towards them in the future. 

Pulling It Together
Why did his mom turn bipolar?

I see that the main character David and his two siblings were once normal kids who were just like everyone else and lived in a good family. I wonder why his mom suddenly turned abusive towards the whole family.