In the emotional and heart-wrenching novel the "Lottery Rose" by Irene Hunt, we meet a boy that is named Georgie Burgess. Georgie is an angry and withdrawn seven year old that should not act the way that he does. Georgie is physically and emotionally abused by his mother, Rennie, and her boyfriend, Steve. Steve will beat him until he is unconscious. Rennie will use unnecessary language with him and make him feel awful and lower his self-esteem. Rennie neglects the poor Georgie. Sometimes, he will have to go days without eating, sleeping, or even being bathed. He lives in poverty and little Georgie can't do anything to help his situation. Georgie is a physically abused kid. Steve slaughters Georgie's skin, making him have welts in his back, if Steve can get a hold of Georgie. He's always beaten by Rennie and Steve. When Georgie is getting beaten by Steve, Rennie just sits there and watches her son cry in misery, or sometimes she'll join Steve and abuse Georgie with Steve. She is usually drunk to were she does not care about him. …show more content…
Georgie is starved for days at a time. Whenever Georgie has an opportunity to eat, he does not get to eat much food. When Rennie is not drunk, she will give Georgie a dollar or so to go to the gas station to go and a can of beans or a tiny loaf of bread. When Steve is around, they locked Georgie in a closet, starving him for days, not letting him use the restroom, eat, or anything. They lock him in the dark, cold, lonely closet. In my opinion, Georgie may like the closet because that is a place where he won't get beaten for a little while. It seems to be like a little sanctuary he is forced to go