I am reading the book Y, by Marjorie Celona. It is about this 18-year-old girl who gives birth to a baby girl. She can’t handle having a baby to look after, so she abandons her in front of glass doors of a building even though the sign says “Closed.”
What do you think goes though someone’s head when they put their newborn baby on the front door step of a random building? I can’t even tell you what would go through my mind. Even though I’m only 17 and not planning on having a child any time soon…Haha.
Instead of leaving a newborn baby on a doorstep, why not put it up for adoption if you don’t want to have the baby? Or just not have a baby in the first place? But maybe it’s not on purpose. Who knows, right? I don’t know that’s just my opinion.
In Y, the baby ends up living with three other families in her lifetime before she ends up with one family. She has two different names, Shannon and Lily. Honestly I think that you should just stick with one name for your child, because she may be already getting used to the name Lily and then all of a sudden she is confused and wondering, “Who the heck is Shannon?” But she ends up with the name Shannon and her foster parents stick with that name.
I would only stick with the name the child was given to begin with if I was to ever be a foster parent. Because like I said before, they will be confused and wondering whom the other person is with the different name. Not knowing that it is their new name.
Personally, I would never give my baby up if and when I have one. I don’t want to give her/him to a complete stranger! But sometimes I guess people have to. Like when you don’t have enough money to raise the baby. Or if you have a certain problem with your health or something like that. Then yes, I would definitely do that.
“A wee girl is left behind and even before she opens her eyes, she begins to describe her extraordinary world. Y is filled with heartbreaking loss and flawed heroes yet Celona’s writing is filled with grace and compassion.” Heather O’Neill, the author of Lullabies for Little Criminals, said this. That quote already tells you that this book is good. That is why I bought it. Marjorie Celona has written many books and they all seem really good because there are a lot of comments on all of her other books on the back of this one. I wouldn’t mind reading more of her books.
I’m not really much of a reader, but when I find a good book to read I will read it and all of the other ones after it. So I recommend that all you readers should really read Y, it is a fantastic book. If you enjoy reading, you will love this book.
