Written by Dr Sampson Davis and Lisa Frazier Page, the chapter, “Love Hurts” in the book, “Living and Dying in the Brick City” prevalently portrays the harm that domestic violence creates in family life. The narration starts with an encounter with a female patient Debra who visits the hospital to have her wounds stitched. Dr Davis realizes that these are wounds that Debra has endured due to domestic violence. She had been driven to the hospital by her husband, Terry, who they live together with and their two children. After much imploring, Debra confides into Davis that her husband had punched during a domestic scuffle. This message hits Davis hard that he retreats into horrible memories of his experience with domestic violence. His mother was a victim of the same monstrous ordeal that she barely enjoyed marriage life. She would often get into a verbal confrontation with his father, and the latter would even berate Davis’ mother before him. A man he had admired to learn manly characters was now a notorious abuser, an act he seemed to enjoy doing (Davis & Page, 2013). Things would get worse one Christmas afternoon when Davis’ dad nearly blew up his mother’s brains with a gun, were it not for the intervention of his sisters and him. Other instances of domestic violence are depicted in Brenda and Dave’s relationship that got the latter murdered during a verbal altercation.
Dr Davis tries to urge Debra to seek intervention, but just like his mother, she remained adamant. As she leaves, he scribbles his number on a paper and gives it to her in case she need help. Later that day, the author remembers on his high school experience when he perceived girls as a piece of cloth. He lacked the slightest aspect of respect for them. However, his turning point came when he catches his girlfriend red-handed with another man. He manages to control his temper, which was very heroic of him despite the pain he felt in his heart. Dr Davis turns out as a brave man who successfully defeats the monster inside him.
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Two years after the author’s encounter with Debra, the latter is back to the hospital, fatally injured. Unfortunately, she succumbs to her injuries, leaving her two kids motherless. It pains Davis a lot because what he had warned Debra against had eventually consumed her.
In conclusion, domestic violence is a societal monster that ought to be fought at all costs. Affected parties should seek early intervention lest they lose their lives or lose their loved one. Men, who happen to be prominent abusers should shun from this cowardly behavior because the repercussions are so painful and hard to bear.
References
Davis, S., & Page, L. F. (2013). Love Hurts. In Living and dying in Brick City: an E.R. doctor returns home . Spiegel & Grau.
