Im Sorry I M Sorry By Alex Flinn

The author Alex Flinn, mostly creates an accurate and unbiased view of the topic in the following way(s), by showing how domestic abuse has hurt many people with the cycle of abuse, types of abusers(Mario), and different views of abuse (Journal to Narrator), but fails to accurately portray different types of abuse in the following way(s) by showing how the Dolphins are a big impact on Nick’s life and why it changed the way he realized he was hurting Caitlyn verbally and physically. In many ways there are many children that had grown up with being abused either mostly verbally or physically. But as the years go on for some children that cycle continues on that they carry on the reason to abuse the loved ones. Flinn has shown many different

"I'm sorry." Neysa examines the floor mat. "I'm sorry," Leo mocks. "I'm sorry I'm always late. I'm sorry I'm a lying slut. I'm sorry I--" (Flinn 224) An example of verbal abuse that is shown as to how Nick verbally abuse Caitlyn, learning it from his father thinking that it's ok. For many people they don’t realize that they are doing such harm to their loved one or friend it is like a natural instinct growing up with it, most times they don’t know that they are being abusive. Also, to follow with natural moves they happen when least expected from being stressed out, arguing, being extremely tired and acting as if they weren’t intending to. “God, I just had to get her off me. Get her off me! Get off me! Get off! Next thing I knew, I was driving on land. I couldn't tell you whether it was minutes or hours later. Caitlin hung across the seat, head cradled in her fingers. My hand throbbed, and I knew I'd hit her. I'd hit her. I was tired. She'd worn me out, but the anger inside me dissolved, replaced by that regret. But I'd had to stop her. She'd been irrational, overwrought, shouldn't have touched the wheel. She could have killed us.” (Flinn 184-185) Here Nick is overly stressed as to how Caitlyn is acting and

For many people growing up in an abusive lifestyle they are more than likely to carry on the “tradition” of abusing. “ "Thief! I did not raise you a thief, but you are one when I was your age, I was away from home, working. You only steal from me." "I didn't" He hit me hard in the face, and I stumbled back onto my bed. I lay not speaking. Arguing made his anger worse, and now I only wanted him to leave. He raged on about how hard he worked, what a lazy ingrate, I was, but I stopped listening, my brain carrying me to an alternative reality, where I was watching someone else lying under my black bay window. Then, I went further. I don't know if it was a minute or an hour. I stopped caring whether Rosa heard. I don't even know if he hit me again. My mind took me to Caitlin. Finally, he felt. My cheek throbbed, and I knew I should go downstairs and ice it. Instead, I rolled over and fell asleep to the sound of his footsteps in the hall.” (Flinn 75) Here shows the lifestyle Nick had to live with his father mostly being abusive when he was drunk and took his anger out on him of stealing beer, but, Nick never really stole anything he had bought it for the party. Life for Nick was hard not having his mother to grow with only his father and the only way to escape was hanging out with his best friend Tom. Talking about