We all grow up learning how to be brave and how to defend ourself. We may or may not have been in a situation where we fear immigration, although the choices we make when we are teens may help us look upon the future. We discover a young women who had a miserable life growing up, who overcame a terror and lead to learning to accept herself. Little Bee is the protagonist I most admire. In this book I have gotten to know both Sarah and Little Bee. Sarah, a middle aged women in her 30’s, has a young four year old named Charlie. She lives in a depressed marriage with her husband Andrew. Sarah is a self-centered woman. She often makes the readers feel apologetic for her because she sometimes plays the victim. We notice her character gives us insight into her through …show more content…
It’s amazing how she walked so many miles just to reach Sarah’s house and didn’t stop until she was “home.”She also knows how to help Charlie be able to face the fact that his dad is dead, and it is hard explaining to a four year old, but she made it through. Charlie and her face a fear and don’t seem to let it out until the end of the chapter. She helps Charlie be able to feel like a child again and watches him grow out of his costume. She is able to hide herself in disguise and make everyone believe her name is Little Bee when it really is Udo. Little Bee is a very warm and lovable teenager. The connections she makes with both Sarah and Charlie makes us realize she is a vulnerable teen. She is so attached to them that throughout the story she is able to have a non-blooded family bond. This bond goes back to their first meeting at the beach in Nigeria where Sarah decides to cut off her middle finger just to save Little Bee. Her ability to show connection is also seen when Little Bee is released from the Detention Center when her first thoughts were the O’Rourke’s. Their relationship got