Summary of Richard B. Pelzer's A Brother's Journey

By IRB Media

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#1 I wanted to believe that we were a middle-class family in a middle-class suburb of San Francisco. I remember my mother making elaborate dinners and setting the table with Hawaiian tablecloths or Chinese dishes, stemware, and tableware.

#2 I had a habit of spontaneously announcing that we were going camping. The anticipation was too much for any five-year-old, and it was overwhelming for me at that age. The beach was one of the few places we went as a family in public, and we were allowed to exercise the normal relationships shared among most brothers.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Apr 27, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669394587

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Insights on Richard B. Pelzer's A Brother's Journey

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 18

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I wanted to believe that we were a middle-class family in a middle-class suburb of San Francisco. I remember my mother making elaborate dinners and setting the table with Hawaiian tablecloths or Chinese dishes, stemware, and tableware.

#2

I had a habit of spontaneously announcing that we were going camping. The anticipation was too much for any five-year-old, and it was overwhelming for me at that age. The beach was one of the few places we went as a family in public, and we were allowed to exercise the normal relationships shared among most brothers.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

I had no idea where Dad was from or what his family was like. I only knew that he was a stranger to me. Mom wanted me and the other boys to be dependent on her, so she could have complete control.

#2

I was taught to hate David from a young age, as he was supposed to be a horrible child who was an embarrassment to the family. He was like some animal you see on scary late-night television shows that’s kept under the stairs, but the rest of the family seems normal.

#3