Author of the number one world bestseller, Dave Pelzer, in his autobiography, A Child Called It, suggests that by informing others about child abuse, it will assist in its ultimate demise. He supports his claim by going into detail about his story of being abused by his mother, in the epilogue describing how he has turned out, and finally giving his perspective on child abuse. Pelzer’s purpose is to tell the world his story of being abused in order to prevent children from being abused in the future. He adopts a resentful tone for all people to read. Dave Pelzer grew up in an abusive house hold where he had to slave away at chores instead of play, fight for food, and not speak unless spoken to. His mother would beat him if he did not finish
