Beekeeper

Setting is in Sylvan, South Carolina, in 1964 a fourteen year old girl named Lily Owens lives on a peach farm with her abusive father T.Ray. When she’s laying in her bed at night she is often visited by bees. Lily has a terrible secret that continues to haunt her. The secret is that she believes she shot and killed her mother Deborah when she was four years old. Her memory is incomplete and vague, but she remembers an argument between her mother and father and she picks up the gun that her…

the community, if she is removed from the hive, the workers very quickly sense her absence” (Kidd 1). This quote shows that there are certain people that have a big impact amongst others for both bees and humans. Another example is the quote “New beekeepers are told that the way to find the elusive queen is by first locating her circle of attendants” (Kidd 56). This could be interpreted as when people like the president usually have the secret service with them or at least get a lot of attention…

realize that the person who she is to become is no longer something that is not possible. After Lily is called an official beekeeper by August, after getting stung by a bee, the influence Zach’s conversation has becomes evident. “A writer, an English teacher, and a beekeeper” (Kidd). Lily displays her changing identity in this quote. She displays that she is adding beekeeper to the list of possible future endeavors instead of believing she will never have a chance. Due to Zach’s influence she…

Sue Monk Kidd’s The Secret Life of Bees is an exemplary novel which reveals the racism, sexism, and overall discrimination that unfolded in the south. The Secret Life of Bees transports the reader to the year of 1964 in South Carolina, where racial tensions were almost as high as the temperatures and people were surrounded by oppression. During this humid summer a young girl named Lily Owens runs away from her abusive father T. Ray, in search of her mother's past and the truth behind her tragic…

There are few things in this world that affect every single thing on this Earth. Possibly because they are a common sight, most people do not realize one of these creatures is the lowly honeybee. They affect humanity and everything on Earth more than most know or admit. The sad thing is bees seem to mysteriously be disappearing when we need them most. Bees are a fundamental part of Earth, and we must act now to help them to save our precious home. The decline in bee population has been…

Introduction Externality is the effect of an economics decisions which is done by one parties on the unrelated parties who did not have a choice and whose interests were not taken into account and it cause the market become inefficient. Externalities are spillover effects that fall on parties not otherwise involved in a market as a producer or a consumer of a good or service. Externality can be negative or positive. Positive Externality Negative externality Is beneficial Increase social…

The films “Food Machine” and “Farmland” we watched in class were both very educational about agriculture. Food Machine was more of an indirect communication, whereas Farmland sent a very direct message. Both of the films brought life to the production of the foods we consume everyday. They showed their audience how these foods are grown and harvested. The film, Food Machine, scratched the surface of food production. The film was based on some of the United State’s largest places of ag…

“We, as humans, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.”-Barbara Jordan A quote that doesn’t only apply to the many texts read within Ourselves and Others , but also to the 323.1 million people in the United States who aren’t all going to agree, who aren’t the same. In fact, our differences are what makes everyone the same. Through differences strategies such as, court cases, religious fights, or the people who truly care for you, this message is still conveyed, just…

Sylvia Plath tragically died more than 50 years ago, however the vitality of her work continues on. To some, Plath’s writing is a biography of her life, yet to others, her work is simply a piece of art to be admired and studied. Through the earlier drafts of her poem “Stings,” one can develop a biographical perception of Plath’s writing. However, it is within her published version of “Stings” that Plath’s writing is revealed as the Introduction to Johnny Panic states, “impassioned…

1. It is not surprising that T. Ray was once a different man who truly loved Deborah. The reason for this is because he never wanted to talk about her or answer any questions directed towards her existence. This may have been a touchy subject for T. Ray due to the fact that his own daughter took away the woman who he was married to. It is believable that T. Ray was once loving because he did end up raising Lily even if he did a horrible job at doing so. In addition to this being a delicate…