Lexie Richardson

Alexandra (Lexie) Richardson is one of the main characters in Little Fires Everywhere. She is portrayed by Jade Pettyjohn. Lexie strives for perfection and feels pressure every day from her mother to be perfect.

Throughout the Series
She is a senior in high school and wants to go to Yale. For her application to Yale she needs to write about an experienced hardship. Growing up in a very protected environment she can't think of anything worth writing. Therefore she steals Pearl's story of how she was denied to get access to a higher level math class due to being prematurely judged by the admissions teacher and not given a fair change to prove herself.

Her boyfriend, who is also black, gets very angry about this. He feels that it is not right for her to steal this story or racial discrimination and that she can't understand his point of view.

To avoid further conflict and smooth over the fight Lexie has sex with him on their homecoming night. However she gets pregnant. She tries to talk to her boyfriend and her mother about it, but can't muster up the courage to actually confide in them. She tells Pearl of her pregnancy who accompanies her to an abortion clinic. Afraid that the story of her abortion gets out Lexie uses Pearls name in the form she has to fill out. Pearl is hurt about the misuse of her name, nonetheless she takes Lexie, who is afraid to go home, with her.

There Lexie asks Mia if she thinks she made the right decision. Mia says only she knows if it was the right choice. However she also accuses her of being a spoiled brat who sees her daughter not as a friend but uses her whenever she needs her.

Appearances

 * "The Spark"
 * "Seeds and All"
 * "Seventy Cents"
 * "The Spider Web"

Trivia

 * She was portrayed by Jade Pettyjohn. Who is a nickelodeon star from School of rock as well as a minor character in The nickelodeon show Henry Danger.