Elena Richardson

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Elena Richardson is a central character in Celeste Ng’s novel *Little Fires Everywhere*, a tightly wound, rule-abiding suburban mother whose need for control drives much of the story’s conflict.

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instanceOf fictional character
literary character
adaptedIn Little Fires Everywhere (2020 TV miniseries) NERFINISHED
appearsIn Little Fires Everywhere NERFINISHED
appearsInWorkBy Celeste Ng NERFINISHED
characterArc confronts consequences of her need for control
conflictsWith Izzy Richardson NERFINISHED
Mia Warren NERFINISHED
createdBy Celeste Ng NERFINISHED
employedBy local newspaper in Shaker Heights
firstPublicationYearOfWork 2017
hasChild Izzy Richardson NERFINISHED
Lexie Richardson NERFINISHED
Moody Richardson NERFINISHED
Trip Richardson NERFINISHED
hasFamilyRole mother
wife
hasPersonalityTrait controlling
perfectionist
rule-abiding
tightly wound
hasSpouse Bill Richardson NERFINISHED
involvedIn custody battle over Mirabelle/May Ling Chow
isFromWorkGenre novel
isLandlordOf Mia Warren NERFINISHED
Pearl Warren NERFINISHED
livesIn suburban community
mediumOfOrigin literature
narrativeFunction drives much of the story’s conflict
occupation journalist
opposes Bebe Chow in custody case
portrayedBy Reese Witherspoon NERFINISHED
roleInWork central character
settingResidence Shaker Heights, Ohio NERFINISHED
supports McCullough family in custody case
themeAssociation class
conformity
motherhood
privilege
race
suburban life
values order
rules
stability
worksAs reporter

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Little Fires Everywhere character Elena Richardson