Dave Short Story Essay

Throughout history, there have been many different events that show the very dark side of humanity. The people involved in these horrific incidents can range from a single perpetrator, group and even in some instances the government of said country. But, for every bad person there are two good people. In every horrific event, you can always find people who are doing everything they can to help others. Whether it be traveling to the affected area to lend a helping hand or working from where they are to make sure aid and items that are needed get to where they need to be. The world will never run out of good people no matter how dark it might get.

After dinner one night, Wes suggested that David and his mother go for a walk as he wanted to talk to Marie again. But they didn’t go far, they went to their backyard. David decides to ask his mother what was going on, even though he already knew. She reply’s with saying that there may be possible trouble with the Indians. He asks his mother many questions about the Marie situations, but she gives him vague answers.

Nancy is transferred to the Intermediate Care Unit after the MRI is completed. She has a 20 gauge saline lock in her right forearm and an 18 French indwelling (Foley) catheter. Gail is sitting by her mother's bed. The nurse asks Gail if there is anyone that can be called so she won't be alone. She informs the nurse that she is an only child and her father died years ago. Gail states, "I don't understand what a brain attack is. The healthcare provider told me my mother is in serious

Dave courageously cleans the wound himself and because of it saves himself. Chapter 6 is titled While Father is Away. The dad is Dave’s safe haven; his is his only sense of comfort in the house. That quickly changes when the dad starts to spend less and less time together. Dave is incredibly sad when his dad becomes less and less around. The mom’s torture strategies become more and more harsh. She starves Dave for 10 days straight, she suffocates Dave by putting a bucket of ammonia and Clorox and locking him in the room, forces him to lay in cold baths for hours and then has him put on his clothes without drying himself and has him sit outside in the cold. Until one Sunday the mom tells Dave that she is sorry and wants to start fresh. That night he is treated like part of the family and for once is treated human. The next day the social worker arrives and Dave realizes why she started to be nice to him. He is crushed when he realizes this, soon after the social worker leaves things return back to normal. Chapter 7 is titled The Lord’s Prayer. Dave has begun to lose all hope in everything. He hates everyone including himself and begins to care less and less. He becomes very angry and this is noticed at

The beginning of the book talks about what it was like before things went horrifyingly wrong. The family took vacations together, his mother was a loving mother and wife, and Dave's father was his hero. This eventually changed, as did everything in Dave's life. His father never turned out to be his hero, but a drunken firefighter who left him, and at times he wished his mother dead. When the torture and abuse began it was minimal, Dave describes it in the book as punishment instead of discipline but as the book progressed so does the intensity. As the story progresses Dave's feelings are expresses, he speaks of his mother, as either "The Bitch" or just "Mother" there is absolutely no love in the way he speaks of her at all. His anger is also expressed and shown in way he talks about his, once beloved hero, his father and his brothers.

Dave says that his father was his only hope and already we can see what his father means to him. He sees father as a glimmer of hope and his savior. However later on in the story Dave’s perspective changes. For example, on page 47 Dave says, “Father stood lifeless as mother fed me another dose of ammonia.” This shows how his father changed because of his mother.

“I tell you I don’t know what it is,” they tell the guy in charge of personnel. “Since I started on that ward with that woman I feel like my veins are running ammonia. I shiver all the time, my kids won’t sit in my lap, my wife won’t sleep with me. I insist on a transfer--neurology bin, the alky tank, pediatrics, I just don’t care!”

Despite his pain and misery Dave manages to change his fate and turn his life around. He does this by having a positive attitude, faith and a strong willpower to survive. As the

A jagged diamond of bright white light, fuzzy like he was looking through an unfocused camera, appeared directly above him. At the same time the pain awoke, a searing fire in his lower back and legs, and then he noticed the cold. He didn’t want to move in case he’d broken something when he fell, assuming he could move, and assuming he did fall, so he just laid there, blinking up at the jagged white diamond.

Although, Dave has been the protector, the controller throughout this story, he submits to Toph in this section. Gives Toph the voice to discipline him, convict him of all his idiosyncrasies. Therefore, he breaks free of the itch that is bothering him, the overwhelming makeup that is Dave’s life. Exhausted, from his therapy, he observes and tidies, in Dave’s way,

Writer called Constance to find out if she has heard from the Visiting Nurse Association (VNA). Constance said yes and that they scheduled to meet on the 9th of this month. Constance said she will be seeing her pain managing doctor on the 8th. Also Constance said Medicaid approved for her to use long term care. Care manager was glad to hear that. Constance promised to update care manager after the

Slowly, David’s father was gone more than he was home, and his mother became an alcoholic. When David’s mother

Every ninety-eight seconds, an American is sexually assaulted; however, only six out of a thousand rapists will end up prison. Not only are evil actions being done, they are actions that go unpunished. Along with sexual assault, people choose actions like murder, torture, and even more mild offenses like lying. People may even seek pleasure from these activities. Climate change, political agendas, and intolerance across the globe are all examples of human created problems that could be avoided if human weren’t fundamentally horrible. According to literary, historical and modern research, humans are generally violent and awful.

My alarm went off at 6:00 am. "Thank God it's Friday," I whispered to myself as I got ready for the day. We still haven't found a case yet, this was just going to be another boring day at the hospital I guess. After I got ready I got in my car and drove to New York Mercy Hospital, which was only about 5 miles away. "Hey Jacobs, we got a case." Wilson said, handing me the file. I worked with two other Doctors; Zachary Wilson and James Miller. We take the medical cases that no other doctors can figure out. I got a cup of coffee and sat down at the table. "23 year old girl comes in after continually banging her head on the wall, says she had no idea

of an outcome that may turn out unexpectedly bad. His short story is full of suspense and eerie