Chapter 1- Forged by Fire

In Ms. Gray's class, my fellow classmates and I read the first chapter of Forged by Fire. This chapter described the parental abuse that a young child, Gerald, is enduring. Gerald's mother burned him, hit him, and yelled at him. His mother leaves the house one day, and Gerald played alone. While he was playing alone, he found a lighter and began using it as a torch for his G.I. Joe. Eventually, the young child started a fire by accident.

This poor child has gone through much abuse and hardship. It was sad to read about how bad Gerald's mother treated him, but at the same time very real. Child abuse is present in many homes, and, sadly, many other children have gone through what Gerald has.