The Impact of Abandonment at Childhood It has been proven that love and nurturing are an essential to give to your child during their early development. If this fails to happen said child may turn out psychologically distressed as they grow in age. For Mark, this is without a question true. Mark Stroman’s mother never wanted him. She said she’d rather have had a dog, however, she was just short the extra $50 required for an abortion. In fact, Mark’s father didn’t seem as a father should to Mark. Slowly but surely Mark began his downward spiral as he grew up. He required extra help at school, scolding by the police, and he even went juvenile prison. (Giridharadas 86-87) Imagine, here we have a drug abusing, alcohol chugging lady. She doesn’t have much money, and she isn’t the least bit friendly. This is Mark’s mother. The all too familiar, for some, poor soul that just launched over the deep end. Mark realized this just as everyone else had. Later in life, Mark turned to drugs and alcohol abuse when he got older as well. He was possibly even worse than his mother. The heavy abuse led to a noticeable …show more content…
Perhaps one of the biggest ones would be the creation of prison gangs. It’s basic human instinct to always follow what makes you most comfortable. So, even for the most hardened human beings out there, prison is a scary place. It is expected that the whites go with the whites, blacks with blacks, Mexicans with Mexicans, ect. So for Mark, this was no exception. Prison didn’t necessarily change Mark, but it did turn him into even more of a racist. From flinging the “N word” to black customers at his job, to getting into fights, Mark was an extreme chauvinist. A chauvinist being one who expresses aggressively, over-the-top patriotism. This word describes Mark perfectly, as he would single out anyone who appeared to be an Arab and then attempt to somehow hurt that person for being in America. (Girdharadas