The Calendar Sister's home, in Tiburn, allows Lily to find what she is looking for. The three sisters provide the motherly role. Every child needs the feeling of a mother's love. Lily realizes this through her home in Sylvan and seeks to find it. The Calendar Sister's show Lily what she has been missing. The sisters also give her the protection and security that a mother give and that Lily has the desired for. For example, when T. Ray shows up in Tiburon, the Calendar Sister's stand behind Lily to make sure she is safe. This shows that the sisters provide Lily with protection. This also shows that the sisters love Lily. The Calendar Sisters make sure that Lily is not harmed because they love her too much to allow someone to hurt Lily. Lily's home in Tiburon also provides Lily with the independence and self-empowerment that Lily looks for in a home. For instance, the black madonna that the Calendar Sisters worship influences Lily to stand up for herself and express who she really is and how she really feels. This independence and love that Lily discovers in her home with the Calendar Sisters, allows Lily to finally find the home that Lily has been looking …show more content…
Lily leaves her home with T. Ray physically, but metally, T. Ray's home never leaves her. This is because Lily is shaped by that home. Her home with T. Ray influences who she is. Lily views hoe as a place of love and comfort. She leaves T. Ray in order to find these characteristics in Tiburon. Sonsyrea Tate's quote, " You can leave home all you want, but home will never leave you," describes Lily and her home. No matter where Lily goes, her personality and who she is will always be impacted by her home with T. Ray in