Every ten seconds there is a report of child abuse in the United States (Childhelp.org).

Today, child abuse is a serious social issue, this cannot only be seen by what is in the news everyday but as well as in Beauregard’s life in Ironman by Chris Crutcher. After reading both Ironman and Scarlet Letters on Passports?, but have learned many new things I was previously unaware of and have an all new perspective on the topic.

In Ironman the main character Beauregard faces abuse throughout the entire novel, most of it coming from his father. Although he is never physically abused, in text he is quoted as saying “The one thing he wouldn’t do was hit me,”(34), a majority of the abuse is from verbal and emotional abuse. While on the other side, Scarlet Letters on Passports? focuses on sexual abuse on children. That sexual offenders will have specially marked passports in order to alert other countries about their past tendencies. While one is about pain on the inside, and the other is physical, both pieces of writing cover the very serious topic of child abuse. …show more content…
After reading the two text my perspective on the topic has completely changed, in fact after further research I believe there needs to be harsher punishments for those who commit an offense such as abuse. Today, according to FindLaw.com in most states child abuse can be charged as either a felony or even less of a punishment depending on the circumstances. Prior to reading Ironman, child abuse was not something I thought about much and was not particularly worried about. Though, after finding out all of the ways it affects Bo and how he copes with his everyday experiences I could not imagine that happening to three million kids every year (ChildHelp.org). It is sickening and something urgent needs to be done to address this current social