Rape and wife and child abuse are common news today. Their   distressing frequency make us question the safeguards and the very   nature of our society. Where have we gone wrong? Yet these crimes have   always been present in civilized societies. CHOCOLATE FOR THE POOR is a   fictionalized account of an actual event from 1805. Ephraim Wheeler, an   unemployed labourer, raped his 13-year old daughter in the Berkshire   Mountain community of Massachusetts. His trial and the reactions of his   family, friends, and the authorities to this rarely revealed violation   bring out the political divisions and varying attitudes of different   segments of the society. By looking back to a simpler community   struggling with the issue of rape, we are able to see the crime in the   round and judge the actions of the protagonists from the perspective of   our experience. Through the fears and suffering of Wheeler's immediate   family and the victim, Betsy, we see the terrible effects of the crime   on one side; through the investigations of Wheeler's defence lawyer and   Wheeler's radical friend, we discover Wheeler's past which accounts for   his action and for his defence on another side; and through the   manipulations of famous figures from Massachusetts' history such as   Governor Caleb Strong and Attorney-General James Sullivan we see the   public reaction and the political response on a third side.

Chocolate for the Poor: A Story of Rape in 1805

Literature & Fiction

Beasley, David

Genre Fiction

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