Russell goes on to have a family of his own, which includes grandchildren and he is forced to confront his mother's condition as she lives with senility in a world she has created of her own. By the end of 'Growing Up,' Baker is accepted into Johns Hopkins University, drops out of school during World War II, returns and finishes college, and marries Mimi, a girl his mother doesn't approve. Baker includes conflict in the story he did not like his stepfather, Herb Orrison. Lucy is forced to make ends meet as Baker's biological father dies early in his life. The two marry despite objections they endure family hardship together, birthing three children during the processes. Lucy, Baker's mother, is the daughter of a Virginian lawyer and Benny Baker is the son of a large influential local family. In the first sections of the book, Baker provides the background of how his parents came to meet and birth him. Because she is unable to tell Baker about her own life growing up, he is forced to confront life with questions. Lucy both resents male privilege and believes. Baker's mother was a single parent who ends up senile later in life. Bakers story begins in rural Virginia, where he is born to Benny, a diabetic alcoholic, and Lucy, a teacher. Baker centers his experiences in the memoir on his relationship with his mother. At the age of eleven, as a self-professed 'bump on a log,' Baker decided to become a writer since he figured 'what writers did couldn't even be classified as work. However, he spent his young adulthood in Baltimore. Born in Loudoun County, Virginia, Baker was the son of Benjamin Rex Baker and Lucy Elizabeth (ne Robinson). During his youth, Baker grew up during the depression.
Russell Baker's autobiography 'Growing Up' is a memoir of his experiences in rural Virginia.
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