Melvin Burgess's Loving April

In societies throughout the world, children are sometimes raped by demented human beings. These victims cannot be blamed for the natural occurrences that are prone to them. Moreover, they have to live life with these horrid experiences. In the novel, Loving April written by Melvin Burgess, the main character of the story is April Dean. April was injured in an accident when she was five years old resulting in her disability. She has become frantic …

…is indeed a good writer, the technique he uses to convey his feeling to the audiences work effectively. Burgess is trying to indicate to us upon how lucky we are for not being a victim of rape. Loving April is a great example for anyone who has never experienced social isolation and for those seeking a deeper understanding of what it means to be a person with a disability and being raped in Western culture.