Cultural Differences In Little Bee

Acceptance is the glue that holds humanity together. Sue Monk Kidd’s The Secret Life of Bees has sold more than 6 million copies, but what grabbed the public's attention was the strong foundations of family expressed in this novel. This book follows the life of Lily, a 14-year-old girl who longs for more details about her mother’s mysterious death, and to escape her abusive father, T-Ray. Lily soon finds herself on an adventure with her black housemaid Rosaleen, where together they traverse the territories of South Carolina.

While some would read it otherwise, this essay argues that The Secret Life of Bees is not about a 14-year-old girl running away from her abusive father; it is a lesson about loss and how to cope with it. In The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd, Lily Owens leaves her home on a peach farm with her family’s black housekeeper, Rosaleen, searching for information about her mother. After Rosaleen is put in prison because of a confrontation with three racist men, they break out and leave the city. They eventually settle with a group of Black Beekeeping Sisters for a summer before Lily’s father, T. Ray, comes to find her and take her home. During this journey, Lily and the community around her experience loss after loss, both tangible and intangible.

We are all the same! In the end, we see how all that fighting and backstabbing led to the school and students becoming more civil to one another. Instead of the school being a juggle, it becomes a

I have connections with many cultures, mainly because of how I was raised. I grew up in the church and was taught to love and respect all. My environment, my personality, my race, my ethics helped make these connections possible. Even though there are many cultures that don’t generally take time to get to know one another for many reasons. Tradition, beliefs, financial background, and peer pressure are just a few reasons why people isolate or exclude themselves. Different cultures only communicate in school when its needed. For example, in my Spanish 1 and Spanish 2 class my junior and senior year we had culture day. Everyone was broken down into groups and assigned to a specific

The book focuses on the importance of the teen’s struggles because of how they had their own struggles prior, even during the conference. And as the story moves, it focuses on searching for one's identity through hardship with courage and

These teens, while all very different, are united when serving detention on a Saturday. Under the supervision of Mr. Vernon, the schools assistant principal, the teens are expected to write a thousand-word paper about who they think they are. However, after

Her father, a successful businessman, never appears to be home from work, and spends little time attempting to connect with his daughter. As well, his reckless attitude towards parenting is seen when he openly cheats on Bee’s mom with a woman from work. Bee’s mom, who's many struggles stem from her past architecture career, suddenly escapes to Antarctica with notifying her family, causing chaos for Bee and her Dad. Upon her mothers sudden disappearance, Bee is put in boarding school. The byproduct of Bee’s neglect by her parents is seen when she is in boarding school, and is described by the headmaster in a letter to Bee’s father. The headmaster states, “Yet from Bee’s first week, I received reports that she was failing to thrive in the boarding school environment. Teachers said Bee sat in the back and never took notes.” (Semple 335). This shows how Bee is unable to function correctly without the support of her parents. Although she had a reputation for being a great student, the absence of Bee’s parents cause her to suddenly lose motivation to do well, and bring her unusual mood changes. To further outline Bee’s unusual behavior, the headmaster also writes, “I watched her bringing food back to her dorm room instead of eating the dining hall with the other students.” (Semple 335). Due to the fact the she

The Importance of Family     In almost every circumstance, one relies on those who came before them. Whether it is a human, dog, or even a bee, loyalty is a key point in one’s life. Throughout The Secret Life of Bees, written by Sue Monk Kidd, the motif of bees is often mentioned as an important part of Lily’s life. Even when she travels away from home and moves in with the Calendar sisters, bees are an important part of her life. Her new mother figure, August Boatwright, explains to her the importance of a bee colony, and how bees make the world a better place.

They were hoping to learn new things as they were going to Little Rock High. They were being called names and they were also getting hit with trash. The whites didn’t want them to get into the school was being guarded by guards. The guards had to protect them from being hit by trash or being attacked.

Rather than a criticism, it has began to be viewed as a fact. It is easy to forget how many people are interwoven and necessary parts of ones everyday life.” This means that our society is thought to be people who only care about themselves and their beliefs. It also means that people from different cultures can come together and learn from one another. It teaches society that to grow as a human race we must come together and act humane for the growth of everyone.

Five high school students must spend a Saturday detention with each other and their disciplinary principal. The group is very diverse and each student comes from a different social group. John Bender, “The Criminal”, Claire Standish “The Princess”, Brian Johnson, “The Brain”, Andy Clark “The Athlete”, and Allison Reynolds, “The Weirdo”. The students are assigned to write an essay about who they think they are and why they think they ended up in detention. Brian is tasked with writing an essay for the entire group, and after talking, arguing, and bonding with each other, they discover how each of them fill a role specific to each member.

In school there are many groups that can be identified within the film. It is interesting to see how five students who are all in different social groups came together at the end despite these differences. In the film, the students all get dropped off at the school to attend a Saturday detention all for various reasons. The characters in the detention were Allison Reynolds, John Bender, Claire Standish, Brian Johnson, and Andrew

Culture differences is defined as the integration of social values, beliefs and rules, which guide the behavior from one societal group to another. (Jackson, Guerra, 447) Social construction has shaped many societies, each of them have a different understanding on how social construction defines their life. Societies have practices, traditions, and values, which allows them to have a unique identity. Each one of us comes from diverse cultures that have shaped the way we understand, communicate and perceive the world.

In a similar sense, both Little Bee and the narrator are placed in situations that helps compensate for their traumatic experiences. In Little Bee, Little Bee is in a position where she is desperately in need of help. Wherever she goes, suicidal thoughts follow “quote”. That when she is taken in by Sarah, another protagonist, and her son Charlie. Sarah provides

The most striking difference in Bee’s actions from that of the stereotypical babysitter in a horror film is that Bee is not at all submissive. Bee’s introduction consists of her intimidation of Cole’s bullies, not by violence but by whispering something threatening in the bully’s ear. Later in the film it is revealed that Bee is the leader of a cult which makes sacrifices to the devil in exchange for wish fulfillment. Bee is looked to for instruction and information from every member of the cult and at times from the protagonist as well, sharply breaking with the tradition of women as instruction followers rather than