In the novel, Lullabies for little Criminals, the major issues presented in the book are the use of drugs, pimps, the constant moving from place to place, and an irresponsible father all make for a very poor childhood for the main character Baby.
Ever since she was young, Baby has been exposed to drugs through her heroin addict father. Jules being the irresponsible father that he is, never took Baby's childhood into consideration and made drugs known to her. Baby seen this as a gateway and began trying drugs for herself with no one to guide her away from that. After becoming good friends with the local pimp, Alphonse, Baby becomes exposed to more drugs which creates her to follow into her fathers footsteps at a very young age.
Baby has experienced a life full of moving from one hotel or apartment to another. She has never had the chance to settle in and make memories like a child should because she is constantly being dragged from one place to the next. This creates an unstable childhood for Baby since she knows she cannot become to comfortable in one place because they will be moving in a couple months time.
Jules has been an irresponsible father since the day Baby was born. He exposed her to drugs and dragged her around from place to place, not considering her life as a child. He gave her trouble when no trouble was done, and blamed her for his own problems.
Baby experiences a poor childhood and this is a major issue in the novel as it exposes her to many new things, things that may seem okay to her but really they aren't. The drugs put her on the same pathway as her father, the constant moving made for uncomfortable changes and an irresponsible father turned her life for the worst by not taking her childhood into consideration while he raised her.
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