Child called it main characters

The author and protagonist of this memoir. Dave was horrifically abused between the ages of 4 and 12 by his mother. He is a smart kid, but his home life makes it difficult for him to excel in school. Looking back, Dave feels that he is a stronger person after going through everything he had to endure. Dave's abusive mother. She started off as a loving family woman, and then, perhaps as a result of discipline, alcohol, and dissatisfaction with her life, singled out her middle son and tormented and starved him for eight years of his life, while leaving her other children alone.

Dave's father. Dave originally believed that he would be his protector and keep him away from his mother.

Dave Pelzer, the protagonist and narrator of A Child Called “It”, is a survivor of child abuse.

He is a passive, weak man, however, and allows his wife to control him rather than intervene to save his son. Eventually Dave's father leaves for good after his parents separate. Dave's older brother, whom their mother does not abuse. Later in their childhood, he often hits Dave. The fourth child in the family, who learns to despise Dave through watching his mother abuse him.

He becomes their mother's "Little Nazi," watching Dave's every move for her. The third child in the Pelzer family, who also learns to despise Dave and who hits him along with Ron.