The relationship between Uncle Peck and Lil’ Bit in Paula Vogel’s “How I Learned to Drive,” stems from the fact that they both feel like outsiders within their own family. This common aspect strengthens the bond between the two characters while isolating them from the reality that is their shared “cracker background.” The irony lies in the fact that while these two characters are moving away from this lifestyle of discussions of sex and genitalia at the dinner table, they are moving towards are relationship rooted in familial molestation. From one sexually defining circumstance they shift to another, much more perverted situation. This relationship between the two characters exists up until Lil’ Bit realizes her adulthood in college at the age of 18. She is now liberated from her uncomfortable family situation and as a result cuts off her relationship with her uncle. Is Uncle Peck only a tool or means of escape in the eyes of Lil’ Bit? She seems to discard him once she is done raising herself into an independent individual.
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