Is Miguel adopted?
In the movie Lady Bird (2017), Miguel (Lady Bird's brother) looks quite different from his parents and his sister. But apart from that, it is not explicitly clear whether he is adopted or not. The distinctive looks could be just due to casting, so I can't tell for sure.
So, is he adopted or not?
Best Answer
Yes, He's adopted.
From looks it's guaranteed that he's adopted and in one of the conversations, Christine (Lady Bird) implies that her brother gets good grades in school because of his Race, then he calls her a f**king racist.
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Miguel is a handsome man of color, probably mixed race, and in his twenties. We learn only a bit about this mild mannered young man, but he seems to be on his way to success in the work world. He appears caring toward Ladybird, helping her get a job, but she seems uninterested in him.
Everyone I know who has seen the film–both those involved in adoption and not–have been puzzled by his place in the family, concluding he must be adopted. Then, Ladybird, who is white, might be adopted too. The many ways in which she is different from her mother could be the result of adoption and could explain the mother’s inability to effectively parent such a daughter. An adopted daughter, with no ties to her birth family, might have an extra incentive to change her name.
And also at the end of the movie, in one of the Marion's letters to Christine, she mentions that Christine was a happy accident.
From tvtropes,
close-ups on Marion's handwritten letters reveal some interesting tidbits, such as the fact that Christine was a happy accident. (The exact wording implies fertility problems, which also neatly explains the presence of the clearly-adopted Miguel.)
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Is Miguel adopted Lady Bird?
Lady Bird has an (presumably, though it's never fully acknowledged) adopted brother in the film: Miguel. He's older than Lady Bird and went to Berkeley, and Lady Bird has the idea that if Miguel got into Berkeley, she will get into Berkeley which proves to be an issue when she gets rejected.Does Lady Bird have a brother?
We know her brother Miguel (Jordan Rodrigues) is adopted, but the movie never tells us that specifically, never gives him a tragic history, never differentiates him from Lady Bird in relation to their parents: he's merely her brother, their son.Where does Lady Bird go to college?
She applies to East Coast colleges, despite Marion's insistence that the family cannot afford the fees, with the help of her father, who fills out her financial aid applications without Marion knowing. Lady Bird is accepted into UC Davis but is upset because she feels it is too close to home.Who plays the mom in Lady Bird?
The movie opens with Lady Bird and her mother, played by Laurie Metcalf, alone in the car, coming back from checking out local colleges. The mother is driving. They've been listening to the conclusion of the audiobook of Steinbeck's "The Grapes Of Wrath," which leaves them both in tears.Miguel's short but sweet message for his mom | Magandang Buhay
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