Chapter 5 Reading Assignment "A Child Called It"

Summary

In the fifth chapter of A Child Called "It" the abuse continued. School was out for the summer so the options for finding food were gone. While his family ate dinner, he was forced to sit on the stairs and watch. He knew that finding food in the trashcan wouldn't work anymore so he has to think of new ways to get food. Finally his mom gives him an offer by saying he had 20 minutes to finish the dishes, otherwise he would go hungry once again. She even grabbed a knife and threatened to kill him if he finished one second late. His mom ends up throwing the knife at him which ended up stabbing his stomach which knocked him unconcious. His mom referred to it as an "accident" but it was obvious that it was no accident.

Important Phrase

An important phrase on page 85 says "If you don't finish on time, I'm going to kill you!" The phrase is important because it shows that the stabbing was no accident. She had threatened to kill him and pulled a knife out which ended up stabbing him. It shows that she had intentions of killing him.

Pulling It Together

Why doesn't his dad do anything to help in the book?

I see that the dad doesn't care about what happens to David because he does nothing to help him. I wonder if the whole family is brainwashed.