ABSTRACT
Monty grew up in a violent home. When he turned six his dad passed away and his mother sold the family house and moved to a small apartment with him. The Pied Piper of Hamelin tells the story of a shadowy figure who uses his haunting music to drown the rats that plague the town of Hamelin. However, when the townsfolk renege on their promise of payment, the Piper uses his music to lure their children to a cave where they all disappear. Monty quickly identified with the mysterious rat catcher, took his side and concluded that the villagers deserved the Piper's vengeance. Like the ambiguous rat catcher, this internal rescuing figure is both saviour and kidnapper; it provides the frightened and orphaned parts of the self with an inner sanctum free from harm but keeps it captive, confined to an inescapable and impenetrable prison that alienates the child farther from emotional closeness.
