The Secret Life of Bees
Alexis Martinez
Mr. Williams
English 10
9 May 2014 The Secret Life of Bees Essay
“A queen less colony is a pitiful and melancholy community; there may be a mournful wail or lament from within… without intervention the colony will die. But introduce a new queen and the most extravagant change takes place.” - The Queen Must Die: And Other Affairs of Bees and Men. Sue Monk Kidd writes a powerful story about a young girl who finds herself living with African-American sisters after running away from her unloving father. In The Secret Life of Bees Sue Monk Kidd displays a sincere tone toward a chosen family.
Sue Monk Kidd portrays the idea of a chosen family by the way lily is treated by her father. In chapter one T-Ray accuses Lily of talking to boys and makes her kneel on grits. As Rosaleen sweeps up the grits she says to lily “Look at you child. Look at what he’s done to you” (25). Rosaleen sees how lily is being treated poorly by t-ray and feels bad for her. When t-ray finds Lily at the Boatwright house, Lily feels scared. She thinks “I could feel it coming, the end of everything.”(293). Lily sees this as the end of her happiness and going back home to where she does not feel comfortable. Kidd finds other characters to make lily feel at home. Lily finds comfort and love in other people. On Mary day Lily finds herself in the Honey House with zach, Rosaleen, Neil, Otis, And all the daughters of Mary. She looks around and thinks, “I love this place with my whole heart.”(225). She feels at home and at peace here. Lily feels the love that is surrounding her. She realizes this is her family. Lily looks back to the day when t-ray left. She thinks of auth the daughters of Mary who stood but her. She says, “All these mothers, I have more mothers than any eight girls off the street. They are the moons shining over me.”(302). The whole book Lily tries to find out more about her mother because she feels incomplete, but she
Mr. Williams
English 10
9 May 2014 The Secret Life of Bees Essay
“A queen less colony is a pitiful and melancholy community; there may be a mournful wail or lament from within… without intervention the colony will die. But introduce a new queen and the most extravagant change takes place.” - The Queen Must Die: And Other Affairs of Bees and Men. Sue Monk Kidd writes a powerful story about a young girl who finds herself living with African-American sisters after running away from her unloving father. In The Secret Life of Bees Sue Monk Kidd displays a sincere tone toward a chosen family.
Sue Monk Kidd portrays the idea of a chosen family by the way lily is treated by her father. In chapter one T-Ray accuses Lily of talking to boys and makes her kneel on grits. As Rosaleen sweeps up the grits she says to lily “Look at you child. Look at what he’s done to you” (25). Rosaleen sees how lily is being treated poorly by t-ray and feels bad for her. When t-ray finds Lily at the Boatwright house, Lily feels scared. She thinks “I could feel it coming, the end of everything.”(293). Lily sees this as the end of her happiness and going back home to where she does not feel comfortable. Kidd finds other characters to make lily feel at home. Lily finds comfort and love in other people. On Mary day Lily finds herself in the Honey House with zach, Rosaleen, Neil, Otis, And all the daughters of Mary. She looks around and thinks, “I love this place with my whole heart.”(225). She feels at home and at peace here. Lily feels the love that is surrounding her. She realizes this is her family. Lily looks back to the day when t-ray left. She thinks of auth the daughters of Mary who stood but her. She says, “All these mothers, I have more mothers than any eight girls off the street. They are the moons shining over me.”(302). The whole book Lily tries to find out more about her mother because she feels incomplete, but she