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Child Abuse In Amy Baker's Short Story

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Amy Baker wrote a story about a foster child named Charlie. Charlie was a victim of child abuse and neglect as an infant to age ten. Charlie's father kept him locked up in their basement and would never let him come out. Because Charlie was kept in a dark basement for ten years he experienced hallucinations and was delusional. One night Charlie was starving, exhausted, and was in a deep state of delusion. He manage to stumble outside when a stranger saw him and took him to the nearest hospital. It did not take long for the nurse to discover he was a child of neglect. When asked what goes on at home Charlie answered, " his father is a decent man. He is just trying to teach me a lesson, a lesson I look forward to learning so I can be let out
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