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Forgiveness does not always mean to forget. A traumatic event in someone’s life can often determine how they develop their relationships between the people around them. In the novel Secret Life of Bees written by Sue Monk Kid, the main character Lily and her father T-ray were both haunted by memories of her late mother. Being insecure and unassured, Lily had no friends, and the overbearing abuse from her farther lead her to run away to Tiburon with her housekeeper Rosaline. Towards the end of…

T. Ray and Deborah are the mother and father of Lily, who is the main character in The Secret Life of Bees. Deborah was forced to marry T. Ray because she was pregnant with Lily and had to move in with him. This forced marriage sparked the rocky relationship between Deborah and T. Ray . When Lily was 4 years old, her mother died. Lily had accidently shot her mother and killed her. This tragic event sent both Lily and T. Ray into an emotionally unstable frenzy. Throughout the story Lily is trying…

Most people form impressions based on the race of a person. Do you? The Secret Life of Bees is a story of a fourteen-year-old girl who runs away from her mean and unloving father to find information about her mother's past. Lily and her housekeeper, Rosaleen, stay with the Boatwright sisters, three African American beekeepers. The setting takes place in South Carolina in 1964, a time when racism was provoked by the civil rights movement and often times turned violent. In the novel, Sue Monk Kidd…

Area’s in the United States such as cities in South Carolina in the 1960’s during a time as the Civil Rights Movement had such an impact on some people and it being such a hard time with racism and lots of prejudice situations. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd shows Lily’s coming of age and how she grows up with all of the experiences she is faced with. Lily Owens had lived in Sylvan, South Carolina with her Father T Ray and caretaker Rosaleen. Lily’s upbringing was troubled her father…

While analyzing Little Bee, the theme expresses how human beings have a moral obligation to sacrifice for the well being of others. Moral obligation describes one’s willingness to help others in spite of the laws enforced. Many characters throughout the story show their moral obligation by helping Little Bee. The characters not only show how moral obligation encourages them to perform these actions, but how the act of not listening to their moral obligation impacts the wellbeing of their own and…

classes.The presence of prejudice separates groups of people due to the wealth in their possession. In the novel, The Secret Life of Bees, written by Sue Monk Kidd exhibits how characters are sculpted by their racial environment. In this instance prejudice determines the worth of human lives based on the race of the individual. The theme of prejudice reoccurs in both the novel, The Secret Life of Bees, and within the novel, Pride and Prejudice, plays a hand in exemplifying the character…

Secret Life of Bees: Motif In her novel, The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd includes many motifs to reinforce the story’s theme. The Virgin Mary is a recurring figure that enhances the strong, feminist plot. The motif serves as a guide for the character Lily as she goes on a journey to discover who her mother was and escape the abusive clutches of her father, while also representing hope and being a figure of feminism. As Lily escapes the miserable peach orchard, she is steered by a…

Defining Priorities Down deep in the Mines of Moria, the wizard Gandalf gave a simple yet powerful saying,”All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” In other words, priorities will define what we achieve in our lives. This is a major part of what Suzanne Collins was trying to emphasize in her book, The Hunger Games. The Hunger Games novel takes place in a future civilization called Panem. The corrupt government of this society forces each of its state like districts to…

Secret Life of Bees: Mother Having the absence of a mother would affect any child growing up, whether it’s physically standing out, or being able to connect emotionally. We all look for that role in our life: someone that can make us feel the embrace of a mother’s love. Having the influence of a mother in your life molds you into who you are today. My mother has always been a strict overbearing mom. In most cases you will hear me complaining about her seeming unjust rules, however, looking…

There are many secret meanings to words and things all throughout The Secret Life of Bees. In this novel, the title relates to the book in a way that might take the readers by surprise. The bees have a secret life outside of making honey, it’s a life humans just don’t understand. A bee hive represents people working together. The hive is overseen by the queen, which acts as a mother to the bees. When the queen bee dies she can be replaced, even though all the bees are lost without her. If…