The Theme Of Survival In Dave Pelzer's 'A Child Called It'

“Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances and they become more extraordinary because of it” (Robertson Davies 1989). Survival has naturally been a subliminal experience through our past generations. Now, through author's, survival is now more exposed and intriguing to explore than before. This subject could most commonly be seen as the will and knowledge to continue to live through adverse and scarce conditions. This shares a theme of man vs. man. This being related to how readers and people in need are psychologically attracted to one word: survival. People enjoy reading books about survival because they are resourceful. They also reflect our lives and are suspenseful to read. The Hunger Games, A Child Called “It” perpetuate courage through survival. Also, it is relatable to the challenges we face in life. In the theme of survival, dystopian societies are the most iconic set up. The fictional novel titled The Hunger Games, demonstrates

An author named, Dave Pelzer grew up as an abused child. In his fiction novel titled A Child Called “It”, Mr. Pelzer identifies the tragedies that happened to him as a child. The book was written was through the events he and other people went through in there abusive childhood. “Mother sensed I was getting food some way, so she began sprinkling ammonia in the trash can. After that, I gave up on the garbage at the house and focused my sights on finding some other way to get food at school. After getting caught stealing from other kids lunches, my next idea was to rip off frozen lunches from the school cafeteria.” (Pelzer 63) This quote identifies that even though David was never fed by his mother, he continued to seek ways to find food. In this part of the book he had to live on his own. His bravery to move on is inspirational to people with abusive parents. Pelzer supplies readers with detailed information on his tactics to