Little Bee Beach Scene Analysis

Many scenes of violence occur in the novel, Little Bee, including the infamous Nigerian beach seen, the rape and murder of Little Bee’s sister, and the suicide of Andrew. These scenes contribute to the meaning of the complete work, because these violent acts represent and contrasts the setting. Violence and mistreatment in Nigeria resulted in Little Bee’s existence in England. The beach scene, in which Sara cuts her finger off for Little Bee, leads to the rape and murder of Little Bee’s sister on the same place. The beauty and calmness of the beach became terrifying and unsightly. These scenes eventually lead to the violent scene of Andrew’s death, in his home in England. In places where one would feel safest, the beach and one’s own home,