Complex sentence: He is saved by Pete, and comes home to his sister Maggie and toddling brother Tommie, and a brutal and drunken father and mother, named Mary Johnson who terrify the children until they are shuddering in the corner.
Split into simpler sentences: He is saved by Pete, and comes home to his sister Maggie, his toddling brother Tommie, his brutal and drunken father, and his mother Mary Johnson. The parents terrify the children until they are shuddering in the corner.