Discussion Answers Lotte

Theme Discussion Answers to the Questions Lotte

I think Baby got into prostitution, because her father didn’t really told her how bad she could end up and he didn’t gave her rules. Also she was attracted by the lifestyle and the nice High Heels the prostitutes she saw wore.

I think Jules is responsible for how her life turned, because he could have changed it through giving her more rules and a stricter curfew or just caring more would have helped, because like that she wouldn’t have felt unloved. And he should have told her the consequences of taking drugs.

I think she got into drugs, because she lived on the streets and drug dealers surrounded her (in one movie theatre she used to go when Jules was still okay, they dealed with drugs). And also Jules didn’t tell her the consequences.

I think she lost her childhood too early, because she didn’t had a parent figure in her life. Also she had to deal with adult life things. Mostly because she got into prostitution and drugs and stuff like that she lost her childhood and because she had no one who kept her from doing things like that.

I liked how in the book she always described how she saw the world around her, because it was through the eyes of the child. But the imagination didn’t help her, because it is just imagination and reality is the real life.

I think it definitely would make a difference if she had more rules in her life. Because If Baby would have had rules in her life and someone who cared for her and protected her, she wouldn’t have got into prostitution and she would have had different friends maybe and she wouldn’t got into drugs. She would have had a normal life I guess.

Jules is very absent in her life. He cares more for his addiction than for Baby. At the end they are together after all, but in my opinion that’s way to early. And he doesn’t know how to be a father, because he is too young. He let her too much freedom.

I think you learn how important family is for us and a good home and childhood. You also learn how terrible a pimp treats the prostitutes and that there are child prostitutes and they are like in a prison. I feel bad for them and I guess they all have a story why they ended up there, I wish I could help them, because they are like in a prison, they will never be able to go away from their pimp.

I think she doesn’t have many friends, because she moves a lot and she never stays long enough to make friends. Also her father Jules and his addiction is a reason, because Baby tried to make friends with Lauren, but Jules yelled at her and got drunk and did awkward things.

I think the theme of the story is that you should appreciate what your parents can give you and that childhood is a very important part of life that you should not give up until you have to. Also everything bad that happens makes you stronger.