AT THIRTEEN, BABY VACILLATES BETWEEN CHILDHOOD COMFORTS AND ADULT TEMPATION: STILL YOUNG ENOUGH TO DRAG HER DOLLS AROUND IN A VYNIL SUITCASE, YET OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW MORE THAN SHE SHOULD ABOUT URBAN CRUELTIES. MOTHERLESS, SHE LIVES WITH HER FATHER, JULES, WHO TAKES BETTER CARE OF HIS HEROIN HABIT THAN HE DOES OF HIS DAUGHTER. BABY'S GIFT IS A GENIOUS FOR SPINNING STORIES AND FOR CHERISHING THE SPALL CRUMBS OF HAPPINESS THAT FALL INTO HER LAP. BUT HER BLOSSOMING BEAUTY HAD CAPTURED ATTENTION OF A CHARISMATIC AND DANGEROUS LOCAL P.I.M.P WHO RUNS AN ARMY OF SAD, SLAVISHLY DEVOTED GIRLS-A VOLATILE SITUATION EVEN THE NORMALLY OBVIOUS JULES CANNOT IGNORE. AND WHEN AN ESCAPE DISCUISED AS BETRAYAL THREATENS TO CRUSH BABY'S SPIRIT, SHE WILL ULTIMATELY REALIZE THAT THE POWER OF SALVATION RESTS IN HER HANDS ALONE.
The novel starts off fast, jumping into everything, describing the plot and the author gives an overlook of what's to come. It answers all the 5 w's in detail.
As the story starts, it basically gives you a clear picture of a young, twelve year old girl that has no mother becuase she died, and lives with her young father who has major issues, is immature and addicted to heroin. She is forced to constantly move to and from places in Montreal and accross Canada becuase her father is always getting into trouble. Not knowing how to raise a child, because he is still a child himself, baby is usually left alone wherever they are living for a week to over a month at a time.
I really like the book so far, and I know it's going to get better. I got a little bit disturbed at a part just after her 12th birthday. Already, she is starting to get the pressure of doing adult things. Her friend, who is 4 years older pulled out a wad of cash and told baby it was from having sex with men and that she started at 12, "you have to lose your virginity at 12" the girl was telling Baby (I forgot to mention that Baby is beautiful and starting to get noticed by the local pimps). That really bothers me becuase it's so young to be thinking about making that decision, at 12 you should be out enjoying your last years as a kid and you should be making it the best years of childhood. I understand that you should be preparing for adulthood but at 12 you should not be ready to have sex, and expecially becoming a prositute.
Q:What do you think is going to happen next? Do you think she is going to make the decision of becoming like her friend, or convert to the good girl side>
I think that she is going to become a prositute for a little bit. Then soneone is going to come along and is going to change her into a person that a 12 year old girl should be.
ReplyDeleteI think Baby is going to follow her friend, and get herself into trouble. She's has had no guidance growing up so the only thing she knows it to follow others.
ReplyDeleteI think that in the book, she will eventually become a prostitute. In the book she will eventually turn into a good girl, realizing that her life doesn't need to be that way.
ReplyDeleteI think that Baby is going to get herself into the situation that her friend is in because her friend makes it seem like being a prostitute is a good thing. Baby will sees how much money her friend is making while doing this and to her it probably doesn’t seem liek a bad thing for her to do. she had a poor upbringing and because of that she is most likely to get herself into that kind of trouble. I think that after a while she will realize what she is doing is wrong and try to get out of what she is doing unless its already too late to get out.
ReplyDeleteIt really depends on what the friends reactions are. It may happen it may not. To me i hope that it doesn't happend at 12 years old like you said that your shouldn't be making desisions that your not sure of. I really hope that it doent happen.
ReplyDeleteI think that baby will be pressured into becoming a prostitue and its sad but she had no guidance in her life and becasue her friend is doing it she'll make the assumption of it being okay. Also i do believe after she has become a prostitue the things she will go through will scare her right out of it and she will realize that she doesnt need to live a life like that. Unfortunatly i believe she's going to have to figure it out the hard way.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you are reading this book! It starts off a bit slow, but the characters develop as the novel continues. Baby is in such a la-la land with her father. She adores him but knows he needs help. They are so poor, and by her friend showing her how much money she can make by prostituting herself might be enough reason for Baby to try it out.
ReplyDeleteI think that shes going to have peer pressure from her friends to be a prositute. Lately thats what everyone seems to do is just follow people or their friends regardless if they are doing bad things or not, but hey i geuss we'll find out!
ReplyDeleteBaby doesn't really have any other role models in her life, other than her so called "friend". People do tend to always follow what there friends are doing. You need to listen to your conscience because its always right!
ReplyDeleteI think that she is going to become a prositute and work the streets for a local pimp. I think she is going to follow her friend because people do tend to always follow what there friends are doing. But I dont agree with any of this because she is way to young to be doing these kinds of things and should enjoy being a kid.
ReplyDeleteIn your blog number 2, characters, what chapter or specific page is it that Baby got her period??
ReplyDeleteIm writing a paper and want to use that as a point and need a page of reference.