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“There is nothing perfect,’ August said from the doorway. ‘There is only life” (Kidd 256). This quote from The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd explains Lily Owens life, a young girl with an unloving father and a mother who abandoned her and was later shot and killed by her own daughter, Lily. Lily has a hard time finding her place in the world and understanding why her life is the way it is. She decides it is time for her to take charge of her own life. She finds herself in Tiburon, South Carolina with her nanny Rosaleen and three black women, August, June and May who unravel the story to her mother’s past. Lily’s story can be seen in different layers, the most significant layers are the religious, thematic and symbolic layers. These three layers are essential when trying to gain understanding of The Secret Life of Bees.

‘The Secret Life of Bees’ by Sue Monk Kidd is a wonderful and beautifully written story. ‘The Secret Life of Bees’ includes loveable characters that each have their own unique personalities. ‘The Secret Life of Bees’ also includes mystery and love, which makes it enjoyable. Although it’s not realistic, it’s still a really good read because of how the characters grow and develop throughout. Erin Collazo Miller’s book review on ‘The Secret Life of Bees’ is right about all of these things mentioned.

* Respect. Respect each individual with the same respect as you would like to be respected.

Sue Monk Kidd's The Secret Life of Bees and Rascal Flatts "I'm Movin' On", both adequately demonstrate that a childhood of guilt can result in difficulty forgiving oneself and others. Overcoming inner conflicts as well as finding a place of belonging and contentment is a result that comes with self-forgiveness. The Secret Life of Bees is a story of a young girl named Lily Owens who, throughout the novel, faces immense obstacles. This novel focuses on the blurred memory Lily has of the death of her mother. In the novel, the reader learns that Lily was only a young child during the death of her mother and her emotionally abusive father, T. Ray, often tells her that this death was all her fault. T. Ray implements the idea that Lily was the one to who had accidentally shot her mother with a gun which causes her to grow up living with the guilt and shame of this traumatic event that took a very valuable life from her. As the plot intensifies, Lily and her strong-willed black caretaker, Rosaleen, decide to escape T. Rays sadistic tendencies and abusive behavior. After deciding to run away from T. Ray, Lily soon finds the Boatwright sisters who had a strong connection with Lily's mother before she died. While meeting the Boatwright sisters, Lily says, "I felt like she knew what a lying, murdering, hating person I really was. How I hated T. Ray, and the girls at school, but mostly myself for taking away my mother" (Kidd 71). This quote shows the destructive effect of being blamed

Ah Christmas/Winter. The time of the year marked by the sound of joyous carols , cheerful talk of holiday plans, skating, candy canes, turkeys, family dinners, christmas sale signs plastered in front of almost every store, jesus coming down from the heavens, crappy nativity art and the general feeling of togetherness. But also as not being recognized by most people the one time of year when bee colonies are suppose to begin to healthily dwindle in numbers. As part of of an healthy ecological cycle, many wild & domesticated bee populations decline a bit in number during the winter season only to revive themselves later in the spring/summer, but that hasn’t been the case for many years. Ever since 1998 beekeepers have noticed significant drops in bee populations, throughout all seasons. In 2011, Canada saw

The Secret Life of Bees is written and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. The movie was made in 2008 and the book was made in 2001. The movie was placed in South Carolina during the Civil Rights era. This movie deals with racism, guilt and domestic abuse. Bythewood talks about love between colored people, and the civil rights movement becoming a law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The Secret Life of bees explores diversity in a positive way by revealing the racism of the time, by showing the interracial love of a couple, and representing historical improvements of race relations.

All Lily knew for certain was her mother was gone, so all she was left with was her abusive father T. Ray.  Lily explains “T.Ray because “Daddy” never fit him” (2).  After years of making her kneel on grits, being slapped around and screamed at, one day Lily got into an argument with her father about her mother not caring about her when Lily heard a voice “Lilly Melissa Owens, your jar is open” (41). That afternoon Lily decides she has had enough with T. Ray and it was time for her to leave. The author shows that Lily had it up to here with her father and knew that she deserved better than she was being treated and was ready to persevere through more obstacles in the future. Another character that shows great perseverance throughout the novel is August Boatwright.  August is a middle-aged African American woman who lives in Tiburon, South Carolina with her sisters May and June.  August chose at a young age not to get married because that would mean she would be giving up her independence.  Lily explains, after knowing August for some time, “all I could think was August is so intelligent, so cultured” (78). Here the writer

Flipping through the news channels, it is almost inevitable to catch a glimpse of a report where a man verbally abuses a young women because of her religion. Logging onto Facebook, stories of adults harassing and ostracizing children for their nationality are practically unavoidable. Even walking through a spirited community where people hold unapologetic conversations, signs of discrimination permeate the lives of its citizens. The fear invading our society that stems from nothing more than an idea of a group of people rather than a person’s intelligence, integrity, or character is similar to the struggles of the civil rights movement. Sue Monk Kidd’s Secret Life of Bees explores the journey

The Secret Life of Bees is a coming of age novel written by Sue Monk Kidd that takes place in the year of 1964, in the heart of the civil rights movement. Lily, the main protagonist of the story, lives on a quiet peach farm in Sylvan, North Carolina with her single father, T. Ray, and her housekeeper, Rosaleen. After the accidental death of Lily's mother when she was four, Lily has become infatuated with her mother's past, despite her knowing nothing about her except for having a portrait of the black mother of Jesus with Tiburon, South Carolina written on the back. When Rosaleen is charged with assault, theft, and the disturbance of the peace after three white men have beaten her, Lily is upset and vows she will be back for Rosaleen. In the

Formerly, remarkable American literature has been composed and eventually studied by high school students to educate them on a certain topic that is being discussed in school. Despite some high schools are very precise about which pieces of literature they allow in their school curriculum for their students to read and learn from. One book in particular, that is being challenged by several schools and organizations is "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd. This book is introduced in 1964 in the heart of Sylvan, South Carolina. It illustrates the story of a fourteen year old girl named Lily Owens, who has had a difficult past, beginning with the death of her mother; Deborah. Throughout the book, she ignites a journey on learning how to understand the ways of the world through the secret life of bees, which enlightens her spirit and search of love. Although "The Secret Life of Bees" is a classic piece of southern American literature that features racism to help deliver the overall concept to its readers, it should be included in a high school curriculum to help educate and enrich young adults' cultural mentality.

The Secret Life of Bees begins in the town of Sylvan, South Carolina and tells the story of 14-year-old Lily Melissa Owens. She lives on a peach orchard with her neglectful and abusive father, T. Ray. They have Black maid named Rosaleen who is a companion and caretaker of Lily. The book opens with Lily's discovery of bees in her bedroom and the story of how she killed her mother. The eve before her birthday Lily sneaks out into the peach orchard to visit the box of her mother’s belongings which is buried there however before she can hide them T. Ray finds her and punishes her. The next day Rosaleen and Lily head into town where Rosaleen is arrested for pouring her bottle of tobacco spit on three white men. Lily breaks her out of prison and they begin hitchhiking toward Tiburon, SC, a town Lily had seen on the back of a picture of a black Virgin Mary which her mom had owned. They hitch a ride to Tiburon and once there, they buy lunch at a general store, and Lily sees a picture of the same Virgin Mary on a jar of honey. She asks the store owner where it came from and he gives her directions to the Boatwright house. They then meet the makers of the honey: August, May and June Boatwright, who are all black. Lily makes up a wild story about being recently orphaned. The sisters welcome Rosaleen and Lily into their home. They are then introduced to beekeeping and the Boatwright’s way of life. Lily learns more about the Black Madonna honey that the sisters make. She begins working

Albert Einstein once said, “If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man” (“Einstein Once Said…”). After careful thought on this matter, this can be a scary concept to process. Millions of years have passed with the honey bee gracing the earth, and in fact, the honeybee is the only insect that aids in the production of food that is consumed by the human race (“20 Amazing Honey Bee Facts!”). Imagine going to a grocery store and there being no almonds to buy, a scarce supply of apples to choose from, and a very limited

When coming across people who have total different opinions from mine, I always act respectfully. For example, at school, we have to do many team projects; most often, team members may come from total different cultural background, and thus always have different opinions about the same thing. Being respectful to other students, I am well-mannered, using appropriate language, opening to criticisms, and conducting myself professionally. If everyone knows how to respect to others and act respectfully to each other, we will easily to get along with each other and thus there be more happiness and less conflict in our society, so we will make the world a better place.

This means to respect others as you would want them to respect you. If you ask someone for help and they concur, do not steal the credit for their work. On the other hand, if what they helped you with is unintentionally wrong, do not blame them or yell at them, as they were only trying to help you out. Never cut someone else down in front of others, yell at them or point out their bad qualities.

Respect is an important value to be taught when growing up. Through the years I have learned that in order to learn anything you must have respect for others. I have learned many valuable lessons from listening to my grandmother. She has told me many of her experiences, which has made me a better person. Having respect for other people has allowed me to be more open-minded and see qualities in people that most would not. I have always listened to what my friends and family has to say. That doesn’t always mean that I agree with them, but it is their opinion, so I respect it. In return I receive respect from them. As people begin to respect me more their trust in me also grows.