Summary Of Little Fires Everywhere
In Little Fires everywhere, Celeste Ng deftly explores the topic of making difficult decisions as a mother, specifically at a young age. After giving birth to May Ling, Bebe Chow is abandoned by her partner. Bebe is an immigrant whose income was unable to support a child at the time. Bebe felt she had no other choice and ended up dropping May Ling off at a fire station. The McCullough couple attempted to adopt May Ling since they were unable to get pregnant. When Bebe learns of the McCulloughs, they begin a custody dispute and win May Ling's custody; however, Bebe ends up kidnapping May Ling and taking a plane back to China with her. It’s clear that Bebe regretted her choice as a mother. Mia was a young college student who received a scholarship to attend an art school. She
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When Mia learns that her scholarship won't be renewed either, she decides to take the offer. Mia finds it difficult to let go of Pearl and tells the Ryans that Pearl was lost because her parents disapproved of her becoming a surrogate. She was obviously too young to make such a challenging choice. Pearl and Lexie have developed a close bond. Lexie would offer Pearl clothes and makeup in exchange for Pearl writing her college essay and helping her with her schoolwork. “She felt she should reward Pearl in some way for her assistance and, after some thought, came up with the perfect idea: something she was sure Pearl would love, but would never get invited on her own. (pg. 58) Pearl is invited by Lexie to Stacie Perry's Halloween party. Lexie and her boyfriend, Brian, get intimate for the first time after the party. After learning she is pregnant, Lexie gets an abortion, but she has it done under Pearl's name to keep her mother from finding out. “This wasn’t supposed to happen”, she blurted out. 242) Lexie was in a difficult situation because she was a young high school student and not yet ready to become a
When Mia learns that her scholarship won't be renewed either, she decides to take the offer. Mia finds it difficult to let go of Pearl and tells the Ryans that Pearl was lost because her parents disapproved of her becoming a surrogate. She was obviously too young to make such a challenging choice. Pearl and Lexie have developed a close bond. Lexie would offer Pearl clothes and makeup in exchange for Pearl writing her college essay and helping her with her schoolwork. “She felt she should reward Pearl in some way for her assistance and, after some thought, came up with the perfect idea: something she was sure Pearl would love, but would never get invited on her own. (pg. 58) Pearl is invited by Lexie to Stacie Perry's Halloween party. Lexie and her boyfriend, Brian, get intimate for the first time after the party. After learning she is pregnant, Lexie gets an abortion, but she has it done under Pearl's name to keep her mother from finding out. “This wasn’t supposed to happen”, she blurted out. 242) Lexie was in a difficult situation because she was a young high school student and not yet ready to become a