Essay On Chapter 16 Chapter 5

Once Lily accepts what she has done and learns that her mother's death did not make her a bad person, her conflict can finally be resolved. As a result of resolving her conflict, she is able to mature because of the struggle, just like other people are able to grow and evolve from their own mistakes. This is evident when she admits "Before coming here, my whole life had been nothing but a hole where my mother should have been, and this hole had made me different, left me always aching for something, but never once did I think what he'd lost or how it might've changed him" (Kidd 293). Lily finally realizes that her mother's death has not only affected her, but also her father, T. Ray, and the calendar sisters. Through the course of Lily's struggle, Lily learns a lot about life and matures into a wiser

Aunt Mary did not say a word but understood everything. I lay Lily down and sat beside her for what seemed like an eternity. But I knew it was time to go, I brushed the hair of her face and placed a kiss on her forehead and headed out.

Every last one. We're all so human. Your mother made a terrible mistake, but she tried to fix it." Page 256, August

Ray states “The truth is your mother ran off and left you.” (Monk Kidd 39). This quote structures how lily feels about her mother. As Lily doesn’t believe her dad it makes her feel like her mother was not a nice mom even though she wants to think that. This quote develops how lily will try to learn more about her mother and find her. Also I feel like this made lily get angrier with T. Ray. I feel like the author put this quote in the novel because it shows that Lily’s mother didn’t want T. Ray nor Lily and lily feels that her mother loves her. Also I think the author included this in the novel to show controversy between lily and her mother and lily and her father. This is because this puts her in a spot where she wants her mom but she doesn’t. Lily also gets to know more about her mother from the boatwrights and she is very upset with the situation that is going on. Just because T.Ray said this, this made Lily set off on a mission to find out the truth of her mother, to see if she is what lily expects or if she is like T.Ray. On top of this in Lilys father T.Ray abused her. So as you read the novel you will realize that she needs to find a new house to live

Her journey of self growth is largely based on the fact that Lily feels that she has committed a terrible sin that has left her unlovable. Forgiving herself for her own mistakes is the most difficult obstacle Lily has overcome. Despite the great difficulty, the love and support that is given to her, as well as the lesson she had learned in forgiving her mother were essential to Lily’s ultimate forgiveness--“I have forgiven us both, although sometimes in the night my dreams will take me back to the sadness, and I have to wake up and forgive us again.” (Kidd

August: I believe that Lily learned that sometimes you have to forgive things in life to get past hard times. She couldn’t forgive herself enough for killing her mother, and that is why she ran away. She needed to know the truth. Once she forgave herself, her whole life had changed.

“How dare she? How dare she leave me? I was her child” (259). Forgiving her mother for abandoning her is quite the process. She first must admit that she is angry, then she has to address her anger. She then expresses her anger by throwing jars of honey. Later she cools down, and she can finally understand her mother’s situation. This is the first step to forgiveness for Lily, and she can’t do it on her own. She needs the help of Rosaleen and the sisters is order to truly let go of her past. Forgiveness is key in this story. This is reminiscent of the Catholic ideas that are so common in this book. One of these ideas is, “Forgive us of our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us”. According to the spiritual message in the book, Lily must feel forgiven of her trespasses, and forgive her mother, who trespassed against her. After doing this, her quest is be

There is no love like a mothers love and even though Lily grew up without one she now has the love of all these amazing women in her life.

“What are you doing here?” She heard her mother hiss angrily, “My husband is not

Lily is being naive in this situation because she does not understand her mother’s motives for staying. Sometimes love can block your emotions, even when they

Lily just wants to be accepted and loved and most importantly find out about her mother. A mother is a very important figure in anyone's life. Lily never had a powerful female to look up too so she assumed her, herself could not be powerful. Lily thought she was running away to find her mother but she ran away to find female community and acceptance. Lily's mother died when she was very little so Lily missed out on many female lessons and feels unaccepted.

Marlene snorted. “No wonder Lily thinks you're arrogant. You act like Pettigrew would die without you telling him what to do.”

“See, there you go again! You never tell me anything!” Olivia yelled at me. “Sometimes, I wish I would have never married you. You're so

Her father is described as a neutral figure and her memory of him is hazy at best. This lack of a father figure led to Lily’s attitude towards men. Because of this Lily always denies herself suitable marriages because she always feels she can do better. Lily is conflicted between the man she loves and the man with money. She loves Seldon but she deems him too poor for her perfect marriage. After much thought, Lily decides to marry Peter Gryce who is exceedingly wealthy but is too late as he is already engaged at the time of her decision. Lily cannot decide between love and money both of which are important aspects of her life. She is unwilling to compromise between the two which eventually leads to her downfall. Lily needs to marry a man with wealth and a stable status in high New York society because she needs a source of income to supplement her own unstable wealth.

At the castle, Skye woke up to the chirping of birds and warm wind hitting her body. She saw a note on her desk, so she looks at the note and read it. “The marriage was cancelled so you could be happy, love Mom.” Skye thought as she read the note. Skye began to cry as she thought of what happened. She could now be with Denarise forever, and she won’t get in trouble for it.