Chapter 3 Reading Assignment "A Child Called It"

Summary

In the third chapter of A Child Called "It" it talks about how the boy's relationship with mom drastically changed from discipline to punishment that grew out of control. He explains how it became so bad at times, he had no strength to crawl away even if it meant saving his life. His mom now refers to him as a bad boy, and he gets severely punished while his father was at work. His mom would smash his face into the mirror, beat him, and even break his arm. She would then lie to the doctor and his dad about what really happened so she wouldn't get in trouble. The worst thing his mom tried to do in this chapter was burn his entire body on the stove and watch him die right before her eyes. In the end, she only burned his arm because Ron came running in the house. The boy had won this time against his mom which saved his life.

Important Phrase

An important phrase on page 43 says "That day I vowed to myself that I would never, ever again give that bitch the satisfaction of hearing me beg her to stop beating me." That phrase is important be cause now he knows that if he begs her to not beat him, then she'll enjoy it even more. He can no longer give his mother the enjoyment of beating him.

Pulling It Together

Why didn't the boy try to get help even after his mom attempted to kill him twice?

I see that the mom has good intentions of killing David after the stove incident, the ammonia, and the bathtub. I wonder why David didn't run away and try to get help.