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Big Little Lies
Liane Moriarty
Contributed by Greta Venegas
Content
Overview
Context
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Chapter Summaries
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
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Chapter 16
Summary

Ed believes that Jane and Celeste are emotionally damaged, to which Madeline responds in her defense. She sees Celeste as not only beautiful and rich, but also a happily married woman (Moriarty 85-86). Watching Jane holding hands with Ziggy brings back a flood of memories from the years when Madeline was a single mother. Because Nathan had abandoned them, she seems to believe that Abigail loved her more than she loved her father. However, Abigail’s deep love for both Nathan and Bonnie seems to hurt Madeline. Ed consoles Madeline and teasingly offers to kill Nathan for Madeline, and blame Bonnie.

Analysis

The author focuses on Madeline and Ed discussing Jane and Celeste. He believes that the two women are carrying emotional baggage from bad relationships. Madeline, on the other hand, is truly hurt by her daughter for seeming to have greater preference for her father. After Nathan abandoned them, it used to be only Madeline and Abigail. But now, all Abigail wants is to spend time with Nathan, Bonnie, and Skye.

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