In today's society people struggle to be equal to their peers. In the 1960’s this was more prominent then it is today. The Secret Life of Bees show this very well. In The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd Uses Lily and Rosaleen to connect equality To the 1960’s and The Secret Life of Bees.
Lily was a prime example of seeking to be equal to everyone else. In the 1960s women still weren't viewed as equals by men. So Lily was viewed as lowered class by T.ray and all other men. Throughout all of the 1960’s, women were fighting to be viewed as equal through protests and literature. Lily fought to be equal by running away to the Boatwrights. Where she was finally viewed as equal. Women as a whole were not viewed as equal until the 1980’s.
Rosaleen
Lily was a prime example of seeking to be equal to everyone else. In the 1960s women still weren't viewed as equals by men. So Lily was viewed as lowered class by T.ray and all other men. Throughout all of the 1960’s, women were fighting to be viewed as equal through protests and literature. Lily fought to be equal by running away to the Boatwrights. Where she was finally viewed as equal. Women as a whole were not viewed as equal until the 1980’s.
Rosaleen