“ The Lost Boy, t oo?” Pat sy inquired, m y second book, w hich Jerry had about insist ed that I w rit e. AM ND: 250
The Lost Boy also ment ioned in A M an Named Dave. It was t old t hat
David w as t aken advant age by Lincoln. His books A Child Called it and The Lost Boy
w ere never published. They w eren’t in t he st ores because it w eren’t copyright ed.
6. Science and Technology Aspect
Tw ent iet h cent ury w as a t ime t hat st art ed w it h horses, simple aut omobiles, and freight er but ended w it h luxury sedans, cruise ships,
airlines and space shut t le. In addit ion, mass media, t elecom unicat ions and informat ion t echnology made t he w orld’s know ledge more w idely available
t o people. It is show n in Pelzer’s t rilogy from w hat t he charact ers had and did in t he st ory of A Child Called It , The Lost Boy and A M an Named Dave.
In David’s house, t here w ere t elephone, t elevision, st ereo, and radio.
The policem an asks for m y address and t elephone num ber ACCI: 12.
For communicat ion, David’s family had t elephone. The t elephone t hat connect ed t o cabel from home t o home w as put at home. It w as not
handphone or mobile phone t hat could be brought anyw here.
At t im es w hile Fat her w as aw ay at w ork, she w ould spend t he ent ire day lying on t he couch, dressed only in her bat hrobe, w atching t elevision ACCI:
21.
For informat ion, David’s family also had t elevision. The t elevision w as oft en w at ched by his mot her w hile fat her w as at w ork. She almost spent her
t ime by w at ching t elevision w hile drinking alcohol.
While she t old us st ories, Bing Crosby sang “ Whit e Christ m as” on t he st ereo ACCI: 18.
Besides, David’s family also had radio for media of informat ion. It
also w as used as ent ert ainment . The radio w as used t o play music.
They oft en drank from mid aft ernoon, until m y brot hers and I clim bed int o bed. I rem em ber w at ching t hem dance around t he kitchen to m usic from
t he radio ACCI: 23-24.
There is also st ereo in David’s house. The st ereo played at Christ mas. The st ereo w as also used t o play romance song t o dance David’s fat her and
mot her.
While she told us st ories, Bing Crosby sang “ Whit e Christm as” on t he st ereo ACCI: 18.
In t ransport at ion, David’s m ot her had her ow n car. The aut hor ment ions t he car in t he book A Child Called it by using t he t erm ‘st at ion
w agon’. The st at ion w agon used t o be driven by mot her. She used it t o drive and pick children up t o and from school. The st at ion w agon w as also used t o
have family picnic.
M inut es lat er I’m in t he old fam ily st ation w agon ACCI: 7.
Furt hermore, David had a bicycle. He got t he bicycle in Crist mast from his grandmot her. He rarely used t he bicycle w hen st ayed at home. In
cont rast , he used it oft en w hen he st ayed in fost er home.
The yellow and candyapplered M urray bicycle wit h it s m et allicred banana seat w as my prized possession. TLB: 63.
David also had minibike and car. His fost er parent John accept ed David’s w ish t o buy m inibike. The minibike w as used for racing in t he m iddle
of t he lifeless st reet w it h his friends. Paul alw ays w on. Out of t he hundreds of races, David w on only one.
When I w ant ed t o buy a minibike, John said yes TLB: 161.
Becoming car seller, David saved his money and bought a car for him. He had his ow n car finally.
M y heart seem ed t o skip a beat when I parked my car at t he old Safew ay superm arket. TLB: 178
There w ere also planes. David flied planes aft er joining U.S. airforce. By flying a plane, David’s dream in childhood t o be superman w ho can fly is
answ ered.
M y body slid from m y seat , and I t hought for sure I’d fall out of the plane as t he Boeing 727 made a sudden sharp roll t o t he right AM ND: 31.
In addit ion, t here w as also found bus st at ion. It means t hat t he
t ransport at ion had developed w ell.
At t he bus st at ion I w ait ed for Fat her for over an hour. TLB: 174
In addit ion, David had Daisy BB gun. How ever, David w as surprised for get t ing a permission from his fost er parent s t o have a gun. It w as not safe for
a t eenage t o have a gun. Therefore, his fost er parent John had t o t each him gun safety. David could only shoot against paper t arget s under John’s
supervision.
One day w hen I t im idly asked John if he could drive m e t o t he local sport shop so I could buy a BB gun, he replied, “ Let ’s go.” I w as st unned TLB:
161 .
Besides, Paul’s parent s had camera. Paul used it t o make a movie. The movie w as like a James Bond w it h David as t he lead act or.
Paul’s parent s had a 16m m cam era, so Paul decided t o m ake a Jam es Bond st yle m ovie, cast ing m e as t he lead act or. TLB: 163
B. Child Abuse
