Little Fires Everywhere is originally a novel written by Celeste Ng, and it was adapted to a single season show by Hulu in 2020. This work very clearly displays the concept of self vs other through race and privilege. In the story, there are two prominent white families, one black family and one immigrant Asian family. Continually through the story the white families are chosen by society and their privilege is made abundantly clear. The most startling and blatant example of this is a situation in which an Chinese immigrant woman gives birth to a daughter. Unfortunately, as a result of systemic injustice towards immigrants in America: she lives in poverty and is unable to take care of her baby. After months of trying her best she gives in and leaves the baby with the local fire department. One of the white families adopts the child and raises her as their own. A year later the mother finds the baby in the care of the white family and the two end up in court fighting for custody. After an emotionally grueling trial, the white family is granted full custody of the baby and the biological mother is only allowed limited visitation. This is a difficult situation to navigate, but a clear example of othering and systemic injustice nonetheless. Had this country been more accepting of immigrants in the first place, the mother would likely have been able to keep her baby healthy and safe from the beginning. However, after a case being decided by a white judge, this was not taken into account and no forgiveness was granted to the biological mother. Throughout the whole situation the other white family and people in the community viewed her as the other. She found only one ally in the mother of the aforementioned black family. The reason she found an alliance was because in this overwhelmingly white wealthy community, they experienced a shared otherness. No one treated them as equals and even generosity was more so viewed as thinly veiled racist handouts. In the end they both end up leaving the community in search of a better life and a place where they would better be accepted. However, their struggles within this small ethnocentric town are all the unfortunate result of race and class based othering.