Analysis Of Marc Parent's 'Turning Stones'

1) During his time at the Emergency Child Service, Marc Parent had to witness the horror of child abuse that would haunt him for years. The things he saw and experienced over the years took their toll on him and in return, causing him to doubt his own motives and abilities. It was also due to these experiences that had shaped how he named the title of his book. The phase ‘’Turning Stones’’ can have different interpretation according to the author. This phrase first mentioned in chapter eight, where Marc Parent was recalling the fieldtrip that he had with his classmates. During the fieldtrip, sister Clara repeatedly stopped and turning stones with the sole purpose of making the place different as she has been there. The thing that we could take away from this is that during his time at the ECS, Marc already witness all the horrible things that he could in New York and that he wished to change the child service system in a way that he wouldn’t have to witness these experiences again. As for the second interpretation of this phrase, it was briefly mentioned in the Afterword chapter. It was by the end of his …show more content…
However, he was able to put up with all of it, due to a wide range of resources that he has at his disposal. For example, whenever he thought that he can’t put up any longer with his children, he immediately thinks about all the mothers who have to take care of twice as many children with no money or live in a crime-ridden buildings. If they can do it, why can’t he? Besides, with the help of his wife, Marc could skip out to meet his friends or see a movie to relieve the all the stresses that he has. He can leave the house and come back later without worrying about his children during his time outside. And most importantly, it is his mentality that really help with his parenting, which is the thought of ready to love his children no matter