Chapter 4 Reading Assignment "A Child Called It

Summary

In chapter four of A Child Called "It" it basically talks about what the fight for food was like for David. Every day, he would dream about food hoping that he would get at least one meal in per day but that rarely ever happened. On good days, he would get leftover cereal from his brothers for breakfast only if he finished all of the morning chores on time. The hunger was unbearable so he started stealing food from  fellow classmates before school started and they were all playing outside. That only made things worse because the principal found out and called his mom which meant more punishments and less food at home. Still desperate for food, David ran to the grocery store during lunch to steal food which always ended in a bad way. Finally he dug leftovers out of the trashcan at home just to get food in his stomach. It worked the first time, but his mom found out and put spoiled food and ammonia in the garbage which made him sick. None of his attempts to get food seemed to work.

Important Phrase

An important phrase on page 58 says "I came to believe if I were to survive, I would have to rely on myself." This phrase is important because he knows that he has to make decisions on his own that could save his life. He knows that he doesn't belong to the family anymore and his family doesn't care about him so he becomes independent on ways to survive.

Pulling It Together

Why did his mom take the time to spray ammonia and put poisoned food in the trashcan?

I feel that his mom should get a taste of her own s*** and see what it's like. I wonder what other things she has planned.