The Secret Life Of Bees Conflict Analysis

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The ending of "The Secret Life of Bees" was a fantastic ending, and it was fantastic because most, if not all of the loose ends of the story were all solved. To show all the resolved conflicts, the reader has to list the conflicts. One conflict was T Ray's return. The readers reading will and should anticipate when and if T Ray will return. Also, if he returns, will Lily have to leave. Another conflict was Lily and Rosaleen's charges, and whether if they will have to return, or will they be let free. Also, one conflict was how Lily and Zach would do in the same school, and how will their love do and grow. It is pretty big because segregation is still a big thing, and they both love each other a lot. So how will it work out? In Chapter 14, Lily

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