Recently in Beautiful Children, Bock has started talking about the "girl with the shaved head". She, like all the other characters in this book, is extremely messed up. This girl only appears to be completely free. She doesn't go to school. I don't think she has a job. She doesn't have to follow any rules so she seems to have completely let go; getting high and drunk probably the majority of her time. When we are first introduced to her Bock writes, "On the spur of the moment, the girl slapped the side mirror of a stretch limousine. From behind tinted windows, its horn bleated. SHe howled back "MOTHERFUCKERS."" (199). I believe that most kids had a moment in there life when they consider running away... wanting to be free and released of the normal pressures in everyday life. But by looking at her anger I can see she truly isn't free. She's trapped in a bock of guilt and it makes me feel very bad for her.
In relation to the quote above Bock illustrates how screwed up this girl must be by writing, "A game of My Past Sucked the Worst was erupting, with tempers flaring over the hierarchy of incest abuses, whether you got more points for parents or grandparents, activity or grotesqueness" (200). Its so devistating to see how corrupted these young kids can get due to there parents. I believe almost every one of my past blogs has been centered about parenting. Bad parenting is the cause of future bad parenting. There are sick people out there not meant to have children and it is so sad to see their children suffering along side of them.
As a final goodbye to the posting of this book I'd like to recommend Beautiful Children to everyone. Its very depressing but I think its a good example of how parenting can ruin a child. Every runaway is this book has had a difficult past; struggling with self esteem and denial...most of it caused by there childhood experiences. I plan on finishing the book this weekend and if anyone wants to talk about it outside of this blog site come see me anytime!
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This book seems to have many messed up characters. THis must make it a lot more interesting. How old is this girl? I can't believe she doesn't go to school and doesn't have a job. How would she support herself? What an fasinating trait to be literally free at a young age. That will probably make her messed up in the end though. If she doesn't have any rules to follow, she will never learn how to live life with laws. Also, she will probably have problems socializing later in life, along with trying to support herself.
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