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people do get abused just like my step brothers and sisters did
Most of us are neither in denial, nor ignorant. We don't believe this particular story of abuse because of other evidence which shows that the author lies quite freely about most things. He has claimed that the book is taught at Harvard, and that it was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, both of which are untrue and even denied by his publisher. He also bought his own book in bulk in order to put it on the New York Times bestseller list. This is not the behaviour of a man just trying to "move on" and "not dwell on the past", as he seems to so strongly advocate. This man clearly has many psychological issues, I think we can all agree on that, but not necessarily due the extraordinary accounts he claims, which conflict with science and logic, as discussed by Katie above.
I noticed that Rachel pulled her evidence mostly from one source... which is said to be a bit false, or more likely, biased. Not to offend anybody, but in reference to people talking about her stability, I'm 90% sure that Mrs. Pelzer had the start of a bipolar personality disorder. In this disorder, it is controllable to an extent, just like minor cases of MPD. It's not an identity disorder, but personality, which means that she knows who she is truly, but acts differently around her triggers (David, alcohol, cleaning products, I'm not sure?), hence the "bipolar." It is very possible that she could have hidden her sadistic behavior from the public. Also, keep in mind that this all happened in a time where everyone minded their own business. If you saw someone being smacked in the parking lot, you assumed the kid deserved it, averted your eyes, and kept walking. Also, it's known for kids to remember things differently than they actually happened. Maybe it just felt like hours in the bathtub. I don't know. All I'm saying is fact and what I know to be true. Imagine this: it's all true. He has to relive it everyday, but that's how he copes. Embrace the bad times and look for the good in them. I do think it's sketchy how he can't remember his mother very well. I mean, she tortured him for how long. You'd think he'd at least remember her eye color, but apparently not. Either way, does it really matter? He's an amazingly talented writer, whether the stories he depicts are fact or fiction.
Not to mention... as far as family accounts go, I do think that they would deny it if they weren't victim. Heck, even if they were. It's their family reputation. The stuff in the book, true or false, is really appalling. I know that I wouldn't want to be associated with that in anyway, whether I actually had a part in it or not.
He never knew he'd make all this money off it he was the first of what became known as Misery Memoirs. His book spawned a whole industry but originally his book bombed and got hardly any sales with it's first publisher and he had to get the rights back before his new publisher knew how to market it.
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Most of us are neither in denial, nor ignorant. We don't believe this particular story of abuse because of other evidence which shows that the author lies quite freely about most things. He has claimed that the book is taught at Harvard, and that it was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, both of which are untrue and even denied by his publisher. He also bought his own book in bulk in order to put it on the New York Times bestseller list. This is not the behaviour of a man just trying to "move on" and "not dwell on the past", as he seems to so strongly advocate. This man clearly has many psychological issues, I think we can all agree on that, but not necessarily due the extraordinary accounts he claims, which conflict with science and logic, as discussed by Katie above.
I noticed that Rachel pulled her evidence mostly from one source... which is said to be a bit false, or more likely, biased. Not to offend anybody, but in reference to people talking about her stability, I'm 90% sure that Mrs. Pelzer had the start of a bipolar personality disorder. In this disorder, it is controllable to an extent, just like minor cases of MPD. It's not an identity disorder, but personality, which means that she knows who she is truly, but acts differently around her triggers (David, alcohol, cleaning products, I'm not sure?), hence the "bipolar." It is very possible that she could have hidden her sadistic behavior from the public. Also, keep in mind that this all happened in a time where everyone minded their own business. If you saw someone being smacked in the parking lot, you assumed the kid deserved it, averted your eyes, and kept walking. Also, it's known for kids to remember things differently than they actually happened. Maybe it just felt like hours in the bathtub. I don't know. All I'm saying is fact and what I know to be true. Imagine this: it's all true. He has to relive it everyday, but that's how he copes. Embrace the bad times and look for the good in them. I do think it's sketchy how he can't remember his mother very well. I mean, she tortured him for how long. You'd think he'd at least remember her eye color, but apparently not. Either way, does it really matter? He's an amazingly talented writer, whether the stories he depicts are fact or fiction.
Not to mention... as far as family accounts go, I do think that they would deny it if they weren't victim. Heck, even if they were. It's their family reputation. The stuff in the book, true or false, is really appalling. I know that I wouldn't want to be associated with that in anyway, whether I actually had a part in it or not.
He never knew he'd make all this money off it he was the first of what became known as Misery Memoirs. His book spawned a whole industry but originally his book bombed and got hardly any sales with it's first publisher and he had to get the rights back before his new publisher knew how to market it.
