▁to ▁a ▁" f ancy ▁college " ▁in ▁the ▁fall , ▁while ▁Uncle ▁Pe ck ▁continues ▁to ▁adm ire ▁her ▁body . ▁ ▁Li ' l ▁Bit ▁breaks ▁from ▁this ▁scene ▁to ▁describe ▁her ▁family ▁to ▁the ▁audience . ▁She ▁explains ▁her ▁family ' s ▁pen chant ▁for ▁hand ing ▁out ▁nick names ▁based ▁on ▁gen ital ia , ▁which ▁is ▁why ▁she ▁was ▁brand ed ▁with ▁the ▁alias ▁Li ' l ▁Bit ▁for ▁life . ▁This ▁includes ▁her ▁alco hol ic ▁mother , ▁the ▁" tit less ▁wonder ", ▁her ▁mis og yn istic ▁grand father ▁" Big ▁Papa ", ▁her ▁sub miss ive ▁grand m other , ▁and ▁her ▁young ▁C ousin ▁BB ▁( Blue ▁B alls ). ▁A ▁typical ▁family ▁dinner ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁has ▁Li ' l ▁Bit ' s ▁family ▁( play ed ▁by ▁the ▁three ▁Greek ▁Ch orus ▁members ) ▁crack ing ▁j okes ▁about ▁how ▁" well - end owed " ▁she ▁is . ▁Pe ck ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁family ▁member ▁who ▁supports ▁Li ' l ▁Bit ' s ▁dream s ▁of ▁going ▁to ▁school . ▁Fr ustr ated , ▁Li ' l ▁Bit ▁leaves ▁the ▁dinner ▁after ▁Grand father ▁goes ▁too ▁far ▁with ▁his ▁ins ult s . ▁Pe ck ' s ▁wife ▁Mary ▁( Li ' l ▁Bit ' s ▁mat ernal ▁a unt ) ▁asks ▁him ▁to ▁comfort ▁Li ' l ▁Bit , ▁indicating ▁that ▁she ▁( M ary ) ▁is ▁ignor ant ▁of ▁his ▁ab use . ▁ ▁Li