The Lost Boy

            In the book The Lost Boy by Dave Pelzer, David is older and out of his mothers' care and is put into foster care. David, moves from foster care to foster care, finding love and trouble throughout many homes. Throughout this book David searches for the meaning of love, and whether his mother ever did. 

            In the beginning of this book David feels like he is letting his mom down because David turned his mother in. But then his first foster family tells him something that he can't seem to forget. They tell him that his mother is sick, and that she never loved him. This broke Davids' heart. After that, he went around trying to get people to tell him, or show him that they love him.
            After being told all of this, David really tries to get people to like him, because he doesn't want a repeat of what happened with his mom. David tries not to talk unless he has to, and tries to please everyone. But of course he ends up failing everyone he loves, and getting in a lot of trouble.
         
            

A Child Called It

            In the book A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer, the main character David has to deal with his abusive mother. Davids' mother plays these horrible "games" with him that leaves him almost dead. Throughout the book David changes because of the different things he endures. 

            David changes throughout the book because of the the things he endures. One way that David changes is by believing that it is his fault that his mother abuses him. For example in the beginning of the book, Davids' mother is loving and caring, but starts getting abusive when David misbehaves and "has" to be punished. After that David starts believing that it is his fault, and that he is being a bad boy, so he deserves to be punished.

             David changes throughout the book because of the things he endures. Another way that David changes is by learning that it is NOT his fault and that his mother is sick. For example, it takes David a long time to start realizing that he is not the cause of his mothers' torment, because, no child wants to believe that their mother is doing something so horrible to them without a reason. It takes David till the end of the book, and a lot of teachers help to realize that is not a bad boy, and its his mother that is sick.

            David endures more in this book then most people do in their whole life. Though what Davids' mother did to him was sickening, it did make him a much stronger boy.