The Secret Life Of Bees Essay

“The Secret Life of Bees” is a novel about a young girl on an adventure to discover her lost mother, find love and develop extreme courage. Sue Monk Kidd does a fantastic job on writing about the feelings of the unknown and emphasizing what is great in life, instead of dwelling on the bad things. She punctuates that a family can be found where you would least expect it. A family is not just the people who live under the same roof, but perhaps may be people who share a common adventure or love for something. This type of family is very important for a girl like Lily who was left motherless, with doubts about her place in the world. Sue Monk Kidd portrays the theme of the significance of the female community through Rosaleen’s character and role in Lily’s life, Lily’s search for her mother, and her doubt in herself that comes with …show more content…
Her emotions range from completely blaming herself, to hating herself and her mother, and finally admittance. If something like this were ever to happen to me or any one I was close to, I do not know if I could go on living with myself. The story of Lily and how she eventually can accept herself as a woman and accept that fact that her mother is dead is truly inspiring. Losing a female figure in your life can have a strong, mainly negative impact on your life, especially at such a young age. Lily’s quest to overcome her guilt and her self-doubt made her into a strong female figure. This is a wonderful novel about the relationship between mothers and daughters and the overwhelming power of love and women. It is the story of a young girl’s way to healing a long lasting guilt. I really enjoyed this novel because as Lily discovered new things, I also realized a newfound appreciation for the little things in life and life itself. “The Secret Life of Bees” shows a different kind of intelligence about the power our real mothers and powerful women can have in our