In Sue Monk Kidd’s novel, The Secret Life of Bees, she indirectly characterizes Lily as rather impatient to display Lily’s desire to run away from her abusive household. An example of this is portrayed when Lily is about to leave T Ray and her home, “I needed a solid plan, but I didn’t have the luxury of sitting down to think one up” (41). Without a reliable plan or thinking about the consequences, Lily decides to quickly run away before her abusive father returns, which reveals her impatient personality. For example, the author includes certain phrases such as “but I didn’t have the luxury of sitting down to think one up” to illustrate Lily’s impatient mindset and her eagerness to leave her home without wasting even a second.
