"A Child Called It" By Susana Rojas

   Link to Susana's Blog Post: http://susanarojas808.blogspot.com/2013/02/a-child-called-it-by-dave-pelzer.html

    I have decided to review Susana's review on the book "A Child Called It," because I thought it was well written in the way that she truly showed off her ideas. She starts off the post talking about the author and main character of the book, Dave Pelzer, and his situation. She described some of the ways his mother used to torture him, and about how he was so confused about his mother's sudden change in her attitude towards him.
     I like how Susana sort of shows her sympathy for the author and the ordeals he had to go through. I also like how she states her opinion on the dad. How she thinks that the dad was the sort of man who cared for his son the most.  That he cared for his son and did all he could for Dave. That he ended up having no choice.
      But this opinion is also the reason why I wanted to write this blogpost. I felt like this was one blogpost I could share my opinions that differ as I have already read the book and realized how sad it was. I have to disagree with Susana's idea that the father truly cared for the son and was a good father but simply had no choice in the whole thing. I feel like she is putting him (the dad) in a very sympathetic light which I can't help but completely disagree with.
    I agree with Susana that the father does sort of seem like the good guy, but that image doesn't really last long for me. I mean, I feel bad for the dad as he obviously never realized what was going to happen with his marriage, or else I think he would of married someone else. I think it was a very valiant deed he did, staying with his wife for so long even though he knew how she was, and trying to protect Dave, but at the same time I find him a very cowardly person.
   If I remember correctly, I think Dave pretty much feels betrayed when his father leaves. I think that's when I started to strongly dislike the dad, when he left the family, but didn't take Dave with him. It was the thing that enraged me the most. He knew how his son was treated, yet he didn't save him! Why not? What kind of father is he?!
   This is the point where many would argue that the father was also suffering. But here's where I explain more. You can tell a lot about a person by their actions. By simply his actions, I can tell that the father is cowardly, weak willed, and probably blamed his son for his ruined marriage.
   Why is the dad so weak willed? Well, his wife has been bossing him around. I think in a healthy relationship, the partners have to think of each other as equals, meaning no one bossing the other. He let her boss him around, but he could have been more aggressive. Not hitting aggressive, but less passive, as in sticking up for himself and not letting his wife mistreat him and his son! We usually hear about Wives getting abused by their husbands, but this is one of those cases where the husband is pretty much getting pushed around by the wife. Now, in concerns to physical strength, I think the Dad would be able to take on the mom, as men are built to be stronger, and the mom wasn't really fit. But that doesn't mean he should abuse her, just not to let her push him around, especially when it came to the well-being of his family.
   I think the Father is a coward because he doesn't ever tell anyone about what his wife is doing, or tell his wife off for mistreating her child. I mean, he could have gotten his wife in jail and had to raise the kids, but he could also worry about the way they would be affected having their mother gone. But may kids don't have mothers and turn out fine. I think he might have been scared of having to take care of so many kids (which is why he should have stopped having kids with the woman!) and didn't even think about how his kids could be negatively affected by having their mother abuse one of their brothers.
   If anything, I'm still annoyed he never took Dave with him. I think he does blame the arguments with his wife on Dave, as he was usually the one who caused the fights (his treatment). But if anything, I think I dislike him because he chose himself over a child, his own child. I find that the biggest act of cowardice and it disgusts me. To abandon the child who hopes you will save him. It disgusts me, and shows a lot about a person.
    Over all, I think Susana had a very nice blogpost which I could easily talk back to and share opinions with, and if anything I think she can add a bit more content by putting in more of her thoughts about the text.