A Million Little Pieces
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A Million Little Pieces, by James Frey, is an autobiography. James wakes up on a plane one morning, not aware that he was heading to Chicago. He is on his way to Chicago to meet his parents. They are going to admit him into a rehab clinic. At the clinic it is forbidden for a male patient to talk to a female patient, but somehow James met Lilly. James and Lilly end up falling in love. When the staff finds out that Lilly and James are seeing each other on the side, Lilly decides to runaway from the clinic. James must go find Lilly in the rough streets of Chicago.
A major conflict in A Million Little Pieces is man vs. himself. James has to decide if he wants the treatment or not. He has to want it in order to complete it. It is also man vs. himself conflict, because when James is trying to find Lilly, he has to face the streets of Chicago and the drugs that are on those streets. He has to find it within himself to say “No”.
One theme in A million Little Pieces us that drugs have a huge impact on your life. James got hooked onto drugs when he was young. He is now in his late twenties and his life is coming to a quick end. His life is completely based on getting high. James is going through rehab for his addiction. Drugs can ruin your life in an instant.
James is the main character in A Million Little Pieces. Lilly would be the second most important person in the book. She has a big impact on James’s life. She is the love of his life and James cares deeply for her. If you like reading about other people, their lives, and the issues they are going through, the A Million Little Pieces would be a great book for you to read.