▁ ▁The ▁story ▁follows ▁the ▁stra ined , ▁sexual ▁relationship ▁between ▁Li ' l ▁Bit ▁and ▁her ▁a unt ' s ▁husband , ▁Uncle ▁Pe ck , ▁from ▁her ▁pre - ad oles c ence ▁through ▁her ▁te en age ▁years ▁into ▁college ▁and ▁beyond . ▁Using ▁the ▁met ap hor ▁of ▁driving ▁and ▁the ▁issues ▁of ▁ped oph ilia , ▁inc est , ▁and ▁mis og yn y , ▁the ▁play ▁expl ores ▁the ▁ideas ▁of ▁control ▁and ▁manip ulation . ▁ ▁Plot ▁syn opsis ▁ ▁The ▁play ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁woman ▁nick named ▁Li ' l ▁Bit ▁as ▁she ▁comes ▁to ▁terms ▁with ▁her ▁sex ually ▁ab us ive ▁relationship ▁with ▁her ▁Uncle ▁Pe ck ▁throughout ▁her ▁ad oles c ence . ▁As ide ▁from ▁Li ' l ▁Bit ▁and ▁Uncle ▁Pe ck , ▁a ▁Greek ▁Ch orus ▁of ▁three ▁is ▁on ▁hand ▁to ▁play ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁characters ▁in ▁their ▁lives . ▁The ▁script ▁is ▁a ▁memory ▁play ▁told ▁largely ▁out ▁of ▁chron ological ▁order , ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁scene ▁taking ▁place ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁in ▁a ▁par king ▁lot ▁in ▁rural ▁Maryland . ▁Li ' l ▁Bit ▁is ▁ 1 7 ▁years ▁old ▁and ▁sitting ▁in ▁Uncle ▁Pe ck ' s ▁car . ▁Pe ck ▁un ho oks ▁her ▁br ass iere ▁through ▁her ▁sh irt , ▁an ▁act ▁that ▁Li ' l ▁Bit ▁finds ▁un com fort able . ▁Li ' l ▁Bit ▁mentions ▁she ▁is ▁gradu ating ▁high ▁school ▁and ▁going