Paper Topic:

Domestic Violence (Safety Plan)

Running Head : Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence

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Domestic Violence

Introduction

Domestic violence has become one of the most ubiquitous concepts across the globe , and has now become a common feature of every household . Even though , the scourge of domestic violence has become a major issue targeting women and young children primarily . This was the exact theme followed by `Black and blue , a heart-wrenching novel by Anna Quindlen that follows the life of Fran Benedetto , who had spent most part of her marriage concealing

the hideous scars and bruises from her family and friends (Marcelino . 2009

She had been subjected to immense amount of physical and emotional abuse at the hands of her husband , Bobby Benedetto who is a police officer and therefore , Fran is completely powerless in the situation . Since she has no other option , she eventually decides to take her son and flee from the man , whom she once loved ardently but now poses a great threat to her and the mental and physical well-being of her 10 year-old son Robert (Quindlen . 1998

History of violence

Fran got married at the age of 19 and had spent 18 years of her life with Bobby Benedetto , a police officer who has been abusing Fran ever since they got married . The relationship became extremely volatile and minor issues sparked in to a major conflict which always ended up with Fran being bashed up brutally . The abuse encompassed physical , emotional and verbal abuse (Quindlen . 1998

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