Mrs. Turnbough is a compassionate teacher who serves as a positive role model and source of support for Dave Pelzer during his troubled childhood. She plays a significant role in helping Dave overcome his traumatic experiences and move towards healing and recovery.
Yes. In Dave's third book "A man named Dave", in the dedication it says,"To the lady who gave her all to make me the man i am today, my lovely bride, my best friend, Mrs. Marsha Pelzer. You make me whole and will forever be my princess."
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Her age is never explicitly stated, nor is her exact identity revealed. However, she would have been an adult when Dave Pelzer was 12 years old (1972) and would have been in her 70s or 80s by 2015.
Mrs. McCave named 23 of her sons Dave in the Dr. Seuss book "Too Many Daves".
While his mother cared for the rest of the family, Pelzer was starved, beaten, burned, and referred to as "the boy" and eventually, "it." His mother forced him eat his brother's feces, drink ammonia, and would hold his arm over a gas stove. She also stabbed him and dislocated his arm. Mrs. Pelzer would explain the incidents as if they were accidents on behalf of David. When she dislocated his arm, she told the doctor the dramatic story that David was falling off the top bunk of his bunk bed and she ran to catch him, but she was just a tad too late. David was told by his mother if he does not use her excuses that she would give him a more horrible punishment While his mother cared for the rest of the family, Pelzer was starved, beaten, and referred to as "the boy" and eventually, "it." Mrs. Pelzer would explain the incidents as if they were accidents on behalf of David.
Scrooge's maid is named Mrs. Dilber in Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."
Mrs. Herbert Hoover was named Lou.
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Lorraine's mother in "The Pigman" is named Mrs. Jensen.
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