In The Secret Life of Bee's, Lily experiences a love of animals shown from the very first page. In fact, in the first chapter she says “despite everything that happened this summer, I remain tender toward the bees.” (8) I can relate to this love of bees mostly because of my own love for any animal. Several cruel and harsh things happen to Lily during this book including abuse from her father as well as running away from home. Because of this, I cant really relate to much having to do with Lily, except for her love of the bees. However, I can relate to Zach in some ways. He was a thinker, but wasn't afraid to dance when he thought nobody was looking. Also, when the chance came, he chose to protect his friend instead of turning him in. I can
