The name of the novel is Lullabies for little criminals written by Heather O’Neill. In this novel, the name of the main protagonist is Baby. She stays with her dad and, while she does not know that much about her mother. She is in her teens. She faces multiple situations that a girl her age should not be confronted with, and instead, she should have been enjoying her life. These difficult situations that she encounters have a lot of impact on her and could potentially ruin her life. This paper will aim to address the issues of the transition from childhood and adulthood. In the essay, we will discuss Baby fighting between her thoughts as a child who is immature, versus her thoughts as an adult person who is a mature person, though not much older.
Baby’s behavior is that of a young child’s, reflecting her innocent thoughts and emotions in certain situations. She is portraying a very naïve and innocent girl in the novel. For example, when she says, “I was still uncomfortable with the idea of sex. It proves that she is just a child who does not care about the adult things people do in their free time” (page 16). She is mentally not ready to process this information, nor to see the reasons behind such “adult activities”. Another thing which proves that she is really in her childhood is her relationship with Xavier. Even with Alphonse, she behaves as an immature person, lacking firmness of character. She does whatever Alphonse instructs her to do and gives him the money instead of holding that money for her self. On the other side, with Xavier, she was enjoying the small moments that the two have spent together but she does not want to give a name of that relationship. She feels Xavier is someone that she can count on …show more content…
Through these examples, we see the emotional conflicts the character faces, as a result of her lack of options and the outcome of these
Baby’s behavior is that of a young child’s, reflecting her innocent thoughts and emotions in certain situations. She is portraying a very naïve and innocent girl in the novel. For example, when she says, “I was still uncomfortable with the idea of sex. It proves that she is just a child who does not care about the adult things people do in their free time” (page 16). She is mentally not ready to process this information, nor to see the reasons behind such “adult activities”. Another thing which proves that she is really in her childhood is her relationship with Xavier. Even with Alphonse, she behaves as an immature person, lacking firmness of character. She does whatever Alphonse instructs her to do and gives him the money instead of holding that money for her self. On the other side, with Xavier, she was enjoying the small moments that the two have spent together but she does not want to give a name of that relationship. She feels Xavier is someone that she can count on …show more content…
Through these examples, we see the emotional conflicts the character faces, as a result of her lack of options and the outcome of these