![]() ![]() ![]() In the beginning, Marilyn's mother constantly reminds her that she needs to become the stereotypical perfect housewife. In the story, Marilyn struggles to choose between taking care of her family and her academic dreams of becoming a doctor. ![]() On the other hand, Hannah, the youngest daughter, was born and forgotten by her parents since all their attention was given to Lydia she is described as a silent child who only observes her family without being acknowledged.Įverything I Never Told You explains how gender equality and women’s academic accomplishment was still not socially accepted in 1970. Similarly, Nathan, the eldest son, grows in the shadow of his sister Lydia where he is aware of her insecurities but tries to escape from his family by being accepted into Harvard. ![]() The story explains how Lydia was constantly pressured by her mother Marilyn and her father James to become the perfect child by fulfilling their lost dreams of becoming a doctor and a popular teen, eventually causing her to commit suicide. At the beginning of the story, it is made known that Lydia, the middle daughter in the family, had died by drowning in the town’s lake. In her book, Ng creates the Lee family, which consists of Lydia, Marilyn, James, Nathan, and Hannah. Everything I Never Told You author, Celeste Ng, is a Chinese-American writer and novelist who has used her writing as a way of showing the world what was like being a first-generation Chinese-American and a woman in the 60’s and 70’s (Lamy). ![]()
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