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Essay / A Documentary Analysis of The Lost Sparrow - 1643
I found it important to note that although Lana was the only child in the family who reported being abused, it had a major impact on the overall relationship of the family. The family as a whole, although they loved each other very much, seemed to not interact much. In the documentary, the participating siblings explained that at the time they had no idea what exactly was going on between Lana and the father, but were nevertheless able to sense that something was wrong. did not go to Lana's house and to the family in general. On the other end of the spectrum was the young daughter of the family who, during an interview, admitted to Chris that Lana had also revealed the abuse to him, but because it was her adoptive father who had the kindness of taking and the fact that it was not happening to him, was unable to believe that the assault was actually happening at that time. Perhaps one of the most disturbing effects that may have affected non-abused siblings was the belief that the day Bobby and Tyler left was the day Bobby came in and became aware that his sister was being abused by their adoptive father. In the documentary, Lana said she thought her brother had left that day to seek help. There was also a detail from another brother that when the boys left they indicated that she should not follow them as they would return. This was a great indicator supporting the theory that Lana was right and that the boys were actually leaving to seek help and not simply to run away, as was initially the case..