The Boy Has A Toy Car Comments

The pace and mood created by your pen brought this pathetic scene to life. The child becomes the parent out of necessity and yet the desire to be the child himself and to be loved and cared for himself is still so strong. A nightmarish world turned upside down. His only escape is merciful sleep, to dreamland, to escape. This car, this sad object so singular and symbolic in his dark filthy world embodies his desire for normalcy, for escape. Barely surviving like a poor mangy creature forced to sift through rubbish. So human in his decency as he helps his mamma to drink her tea. Powerful and sadly beautiful