Avery: A Short Story

Josephine a mother from Sri Lanka had to leave her children to provide for them. She left her children so young to make sure they had enough money (531). Her children are affected by their mother is absences, "The two youngest have shown signs of real distress. Norma has attempted suicide three times"(531). Josephine like many other mothers have no choice but to leave their children because all the finical burden is left on these women. These poor children feel the absence of their mothers and don’t experience that motherly love they so long for so, as a result, they feel some type of disconnection between their

According to the author, distant relatives who may give candy or jack-knives will simply disappear, almost as if they have not lived at all. As a child, the most painful part of growing up is the realization of these disappearances as you grow older. Elizabeth Bishop’s Poem “In the Waiting Room” describes a young girl thumbing through the pages of a National Geographic magazine while sitting in a waiting room. She is nearly seven years old.

In the book entitled, There Are No Children written by Alex Kotlowitz, he writes a story about two boys that are of coming of age in Chicago in the housing projects called Henry Horner Homes over a two year time period. In their housing projects, the family faces many hardships and struggles to survive in life due to the influence of gangs, violence, death and poverty that consumes their housing projects. Living in such a bad neighborhood like Henry Horner homes proves the fact that “there are no children here” in the housing projects because the children have seen so much crime, violence and death occur that they have lost their youth and innocence as children and have been forced to become adults. An example of one character that changed dramatically due to the horrible conditions of in the projects was Lafeyette Rivers, one of the two main characters in the novel. The three most important events that impact Lafeyette’s life for the worst were the death of his best friend Craig, when his mother told him that he would be forced to become a young adult, and finally being convicted of a crime he did not commit in the first place. These three major events in his life greatly impact Lafeyette over the two year time period it causes Lafeyette to lose all hope in life and as well to live in constant fear of death and of his housing projects.

In the book There are no Children Here, the author Alex Kotlowitz detailed the lives of two boys living in a Chicago housing project called the Henry Horner Homes. Mr. Kotlowitz describes the lives of the boys Lafeyette and Pharoah, and the lives of their family and friends during the late 1980’s. Their lives, in general, were full of violence and challenges related to poverty. We read about a girl who witnessed her family being murdered, teenagers becoming parents, and gang activity. There are no Children Here is an appropriate title for this book because most children living in the Henry Horner homes did not have a typical childhood and they lived through horrific experiences that made them grow up too fast.

On a random Thursday morning in the middle of October, I became an orphan. I have always been independent and mature from a young age, but all that changed on a crisp day in November when I learned what it means to grow up. Something typically marked by a Bat Mitzvah or the acquisition of a driver’s license was, for me, marked by the arrest of my single mother.

On the other hand, Helen clings to the hope that the Hole was safe. The children have the ability to analyze military events and project the impact that they will have on their lives. Benjamin predicts the events in the eastern Mediterranean will start a nuclear war. When Peyton calls her mother 'Mommy, ' you realize how young she is. It 's moments like that, that make the reader question whether the kids should be so aware of the events going on around them. Today often times on the news, we 'll see kids being interviewed at refugee camps in Syria. There is that same degree of precociousness that Helen saw in her kids reflected in the lives of children suffering because of political turmoil. Throughout the novel, it 's a little unsettling how readily the children adapt other new world. Some of the characters ' deaths are dehumanized and readers feel detached from them. For example, Marks death is readily accepted by Benjamin and Frank uses little time to process it. Mark dies in Omaha with millions of others in a nuclear attack, and so his death is passed off as a statistic. In contrast, Malachi dies right in front of the reader and so his death is more humanized. Although Frank acknowledges that the children are more inured to tragedy than their parents, he takes time to remind the readers that they are still children and should not be exposed to such realities.

In “Invisible Child,” a New York Times article written by Andrea Elliot, we follow a day in the life of a young African American girl, Dasani, growing up in New York City. However, instead of living in an “Empire State of Mind,” Dasani lives in the slums, growing up homeless with her two drug addicted parents and seven siblings. Dasani often finds herself taking care of her siblings, making sure they have enough to eat, tying shoelaces, changing diapers, getting them to the bus stop in time, and the list goes on. An 11 year old girl, essentially taking care of a whole family, as well as taking care of herself by going to school, receiving an education, and partaking in extra-curricular activities. Elliot captures the life and struggles of a family well under the poverty line, giving us an unprecedented look into what Dasani must do each day not just to grow up in New York City, but to survive.

Orphan Children living in the 1800s were living on overcrowded streets of cities. Over 30,000 abandoned kids were placed into new families throughout Canada and the United States using what were called ‘orphan trains’ . This movement was one of the first documented for foster care in America. The Orphan Train Movement was a supervised welfare program that operated between 1854 and 1929. These kids faced many obstacles, a rough childhood, and their family life could be torn apart or challenging for them.

Karly Segrave was a fifteen year old girl when Hurricane Katrina Hit. Her mother worked at St. Tammany Parish Hospital, so when it was time to evacuate she stuffed everything she could into a backpack and went on her way. Most of the employees at the hospital brought their familys with them, so space was limited. Karly slept under her mothers cubical for three weeks. “At first it was fun,” she watched movies, played games, and had tons of people to talk to. Then days turned into weeks and the hospital begun to run low on food. She began to realize that it wasn’t all fun and games.

Fletcher, a suspect for the murder of Adam, asks Avery if she would go on the hike with him to see if he can remember any important details. When they get there, Fletcher starts sweating and breathing heavily. Deep in the forest, Fletcher continues to talk about “they”. He says that “they” killed Adam, and “they” were there when someone broke into broke in. Towards the end of the trail, Fletcher tells Avery that he killed Adam. The NEFARIOUS boy, brought her this far off of the trail, to where she can’t escape him.

Sixteen years ago, Skylar Blaize Pichey was born. She was born to a single mother, who got pregnant the first time she had sex. Her mom thought she loved this man, but soon came to realize he was no good when he hit her. She moved back in with her parents and was living with them during this time. Skylar was born 6lbs 6oz, just a little thing. Her mother’s only child, at the time and present day. Her mother fell in love at first sight. She was cared for by her mother and her grandparents, her father was occasionally around to see her, until her mother decided he would not be a part of their lives.

“My heart was pounding and blood was rushing to my temples and ears, beating over me in waves. A voice inside my head kept repeating, ‘Be careful! Be careful!’ ” This quote proves how Adeline was worried about how she was treated when approaching Niang. Words like ‘pounding’ and ‘beating are used to build up the sensation of nervousness and apprehension. Adeline shares her life events in order to evoke sympathy from the reader and to inspire other unwanted children. “To those who were neglected and unloved as children, I have a particular message. In spite of what your abusers would have you believe, please be convinced that each of you has within you something precious and unique.” Adeline believes that every child is unique and should be encouraged to do anything. She uses a wide variety of graphic content throughout the book to capture the reader’s sympathy and action towards her. This graphic content shapes the audience’s thoughts, opinions and their

‘’Orphanages are the only place that left me empty and full at the same time’’. It left them full because they weren’t the only ones left by their parents. It made them feel full because some adults were around to help and there were some nice kids. ‘’Some orphans have hope, some have strength. ’’Orphans have faith that that they will be adopted.

Millions of kids are orphaned and homeless across the nation. Many of them never see adulthood. All too often they are abused, beaten, sold, put aside, or worse. So when an orphan has the strength of 10 men, the size of an NBA center, and all the reason in the world to go after the person who orphaned him/her, why wouldn’t he/she? This nightmare of an orphan is the monster from Frankenstein. And he documents many of the thoughts and psychological struggles of the millions of orphans today.

At the beginning, Aiken comes up with mysterious it which is related to Paul, and it is not explained until the end of the story. Paul enjoys this delicious experience that it gives him, and he is addicted by this feeling. Although he thinks it is strange and odd, he can’t stop thinking about it. According to :