The Secret Life of Bees is a novel about a 14 year old girl, Lily, living in a time of segregation. She grows up in the time of the Civil Rights act. After reading The Secret Life of Bees book, we watched and compared it to the movie. A movie based on a book wouldn’t follow the exact plotline. There were key differences, but the movie followed a similar plotline. There were extra things added into the movie, and there were things left out.
The movie immediately begins with Lily talking about her mother’s death. T. Ray and Deborah were fighting, and Deborah grabbed the gun. The gun got knocked out of her hand and ended up in Lily’s. Lily tried to help her, but she ended up pulling the trigger, which led to Deborah’s death. This scene is very similar to how the book started. The scene happens again later in the story, when Lily touches Mary’s heart and get’s a flashback.
The three sisters, August, May, and June remained the same in both the movie and book. They all had the same personalities in both versions. June didn’t like Lily and didn’t get along with her until the water fight. May died in the movie, likewise in the book. She also had her mourning wall with the pieces of paper. August was the kind, heartwarming woman in both the movie and the book.
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While reading a book, you can view the story in many ways. When you watch a movie, you see the movie only in one view; the director’s and producer’s. This makes it harder to have your own way of understanding the plot. The Secret Life of Bees is a 200-300 page book made into an hour and a half movie.This leads to shorter scenes, changing the overall picture, and many key points getting taken out. Overall the movie and book were similar. The main ideas and storyline were included in the movie. The movie and book of The Secret Life of Bees were well written similar in many ways. I recommend both, but I prefer the book over the
The movie immediately begins with Lily talking about her mother’s death. T. Ray and Deborah were fighting, and Deborah grabbed the gun. The gun got knocked out of her hand and ended up in Lily’s. Lily tried to help her, but she ended up pulling the trigger, which led to Deborah’s death. This scene is very similar to how the book started. The scene happens again later in the story, when Lily touches Mary’s heart and get’s a flashback.
The three sisters, August, May, and June remained the same in both the movie and book. They all had the same personalities in both versions. June didn’t like Lily and didn’t get along with her until the water fight. May died in the movie, likewise in the book. She also had her mourning wall with the pieces of paper. August was the kind, heartwarming woman in both the movie and the book.
Lily and August …show more content…
While reading a book, you can view the story in many ways. When you watch a movie, you see the movie only in one view; the director’s and producer’s. This makes it harder to have your own way of understanding the plot. The Secret Life of Bees is a 200-300 page book made into an hour and a half movie.This leads to shorter scenes, changing the overall picture, and many key points getting taken out. Overall the movie and book were similar. The main ideas and storyline were included in the movie. The movie and book of The Secret Life of Bees were well written similar in many ways. I recommend both, but I prefer the book over the