Forgiveness does not always mean to forget. A traumatic event in someone’s life can often determine how they develop their relationships between the people around them. In the novel Secret Life of Bees written by Sue Monk Kid, the main character Lily and her father T-ray were both haunted by memories of her late mother. Being insecure and unassured, Lily had no friends, and the overbearing abuse from her farther lead her to run away to Tiburon with her housekeeper Rosaline. Towards the end of the book, a more confident evolved Lily comes to term with the death of her mother, and meets back up with her father and he demands that she comes back home. Lily makes the decision to stay with her new friends in Tiburon. Lily decision to stay with the Boatwright sister was ultimately the right one for several reasons.
Lily should of stay in Tiburon, because she does not get any form of motherly love in Sylvan. Ever since her mother died, Lily has longed for a maternal touch. Although Lily admitted to loving Rosaleen, she is a little rough …show more content…
Through her experiences with beekeeping, Lily has been able to confront her anger she has towards her mother. Lily soon learns through a number of August’s lessons that the bees symbolize her connection she had with her mother. Once Lily begins her training with August, she immediately picks up the similarities in which a beehive illustrates the human world. Zach also gives Lily a journal to write stories and introduces her to a famous women writer in Tiburon. Lily learns to give the bees love, and to act like she knows what she's doing, and to avoid angry outbursts, which is an overall good lesson in life. The bees teach Lily to love and be loved, to surrender, to feel the power of religion or spirituality, and, as when she smashes the jars, to express her feelings, rather than bottling them up
Lily should of stay in Tiburon, because she does not get any form of motherly love in Sylvan. Ever since her mother died, Lily has longed for a maternal touch. Although Lily admitted to loving Rosaleen, she is a little rough …show more content…
Through her experiences with beekeeping, Lily has been able to confront her anger she has towards her mother. Lily soon learns through a number of August’s lessons that the bees symbolize her connection she had with her mother. Once Lily begins her training with August, she immediately picks up the similarities in which a beehive illustrates the human world. Zach also gives Lily a journal to write stories and introduces her to a famous women writer in Tiburon. Lily learns to give the bees love, and to act like she knows what she's doing, and to avoid angry outbursts, which is an overall good lesson in life. The bees teach Lily to love and be loved, to surrender, to feel the power of religion or spirituality, and, as when she smashes the jars, to express her feelings, rather than bottling them up