The book I decided to read for my ISP was Lullabies for little Criminals by
Heather O’Neill. Before reading the first fifth of this book, I thought I would
be about mischievous children doing illegal acts. I chose to read this novel
because I was intrigued to read about the life of a twelve/ thirteen-year-old
witch such unusual and unnatural living conditions and try to relate them to my
own life. I have not grown u with a heroin addict parent, so our lives are
drastically different.
The first part of the book revealed a lot about the main
character, Baby and her young 26-year-old father, Jules. They were living in a
two-bedroom apartment at this time. With
Jules being a heroin addict trouble found then quite easily causing then to
pack up and leave every time he sought trouble. Jules was a single father.
Baby’s mother died shortly after she was born. It was obvious that trouble would
find them anywhere, and shortly into the novel, that is revealed.
Reading through the first section of the book, I guessed the
Jules would eventually overdose which would result in his death or rehabilitation.
Luckily for his, it was rehabilitation. Baby was sent to a foster home where
she encountered new friends. Baby only know what it is like to live with a drug
addict and is taking on his role by trying things that her father would. I think
that once Jules finds out about the drugs and experimenting Baby has been
doing, it will cause him to see that his bad actions are reflecting on her and
hopefully cause him to change.
I look forward to reading more about the adventures and struggles Baby has yet to face.
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