Study Guide

Big Little Lies Chapter 49

By Liane Moriarty

Chapter 49

Jane's back in Pirriwee, and she's going to the kindergarten to volunteer.
But she walks right into a hornet's nest.
Luckily, it's a figurative hornet's nest: a group of Blond Bobs that are gossiping about her.
She digs her heels in, walks up to them and tells them what's on her mind. Ziggy does not hurt other children.
Then, feeling confident instead of conflict-averse, she goes over to the kindergarten classroom.
The teacher is relieved that she showed up, and tells Jane not to be swayed by the petition to have Ziggy expelled and the intimidation tactics of the other mothers.
For the first time, Jane feels pretty sure she won't be intimidated.