I have just finished reading the book ” The Shoemaker.” by Flora Shreiber. It tells the story about Joseph Kallinger who was adopted by Steven and Anna Kallinger. They seem the ideal parents for the six-year-old boy. Joseph was mentally and physically abused by both his adopted parents. He later told his psychiatrist he was a lonely child, his parents never showed any affection throughout his childhood. Unlike Joseph, I did have a kind and loving grandmother who did her utmost to protect me from my violent grandfather. I sometimes wonder how I would have turned out if my grandmother had been unkind too. Ms Shreiber linked Joe’s genesis of murder to extreme emotional and physical child abuse. The book deals with crime, but mainly it is an exploration of madness. Both Joe and I were denied a child’s right to realization. I defended myself against the abuse dished out to me, by having a persona. I was told by a psychiatrist its the brain way of coping in extreme situations. Joe didn’t have a defence mechanism. His rage festered, then erupted. He became insane, and rage was one of the elements from which the insanity sprang. His foster parent burnt his fingers six times. Sometimes his mum would place his fingers on the flames, but more often it was his dad who did it. I can clearly remember my grandfather throwing a mug of hot water over me. My grandmother took me to the hospital and told the doctor that it was me who spilt my drink. I didn’t turn into a murderer. But I do have lots of issues. I am a people pleaser, I am a magnet to deceitful people. I don’t feel valued. I rarely get respected. Comparing myself with Joe Kallinger, I was loved and cared for by my beloved grandmother. While he on the other hand never knew love.
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