Child abuse will tear out the heart of a young adolescent. In Dave Pelzer’s book A Child Called “It” , courage was displayed by Dave to overcome his alcoholic mother's wrongdoing. The quote in the prompt, “ I’ve learned that fear limits you and your vision. It serves as blinders to what may be just a few steps down the road for you. The journey is valuable, but believing in your talents, your abilities, and your self-worth can empower you to walk down an even brighter path. Transforming fear into freedom-how great is that?” Correlates with the overall theme of courage.
In the book A Child Called “It”, Dave overcame starvation by simply believing in himself. Dave believed he could run to the grocery store, from the playground, to steal food so he would not starve.
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Dave speaking up about his mistreatment at home saved his life. In the quote it states that fear limits your potential and shadows your future, so he took the fear of his mother out of him and turned it into his freedom with the courage to speak up. In chapter one page seven the nurse questioned dave about his stab wound and dave told her the truth. Dave states on page fourteen of chapter one, “ The officer smiles with relief, as we leave the city limits, “ David Pelzer,” he says, “you’re free.” Which ultimately means that the suffering is over and he has turned his fear into freedom.
In conclusion, the quote corresponds with the book's overall theme of courage. In the quote it states that, “ believing in your talents, your abilities and your self worth can empower you to walk down an even brighter path.” Which means believe in yourself, and in the book A Child Called “It” Dave had the courage to believe he could escape his starvation by stealing food. The quote also states,” Transforming fear into freedom,” which Dave does by having the courage speak up and erase his fear and replace it with