Analyze Dave: Dave Pelzer was a strong-minded child. He was determined to being the best he could. He tried his hardest in school and put his all into it. School was his escape from his home. He loved being there and he put his all into doing well in class. "School was a haven for me...I knew I had more "happy face" papers than anybody in the class. I obeyed my teacher and I …showed first 75 words of 2598 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2598 total…parents never bring to the surface. They chose to runaway from their problems, only to replace them with a new one or direct their attention to a problem that does not exist. Dave was looked upon as the main problem in the family. Even though the real problems existed between the mother and father, they chose to redirect their problems at Dave so they did not have to deal with the real issue at hand.