The Role Of Racism In The Secret Life Of Bees

There are many books about Racism such as The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, even plays for example A Raisin in the Sun. Racism has been a huge part of our world for a long time, and is still being faced today. Most of these books usually have a protagonist who is fighting for their rights or having to deal with it makes their lives difficult and sometimes even dangerous. With the coming of age story The Secret Life of Bees, by. Sue Monk Kidd, things are a little different, our protagonist Lily Owens ,a white girl, runs away from her old life and starts one and through the relationships she builds with people not of her race, this helps her overcome her inner racism that she never realized was there before. After Lily runs away …show more content…
There may not be Jim Crow laws or separate bathrooms, but there is still Racial prejudice out there. A modern group that is fighting for their rights would be black lives matter, not all protests are peaceful but they're still protesting and fighting for rights, for example when they set up the protest in the Mall of America, just like how during the time period of this book Martin Luther King was fighting for rights, or how Rosaleen was going to register to vote. These changes don't just happen overnight but the battle of racism is still being fought to this day. The Secret Life of Bees isn't just a book about a white girl. It’s about a girl who grew up without a mother and taught a racist nature that's deep down inside of her that she never knew about until she met the three sisters. And now she has opened her eyes and sees things differently. She's not only made a new family be she has also even fell in love with somebody that is not of her race. Using the relationships she makes to cross the race boundary that keeps getting thrown at her countless time throughout the book and making a new better life for