Secret Life

Main Themes In the novel The Secret Life of Bees, there are many themes that are very apparent. Some of the main themes in the novel include grief and loss, racial discrimination, betrayal, forgiveness, child abuse and neglect, coming of age, sisterhood, and growing up without a mother. Although I could not relate to all of the themes there were some that were definitely very prevalent in my own life and some that are also seen in patients at my field placement. Lily Owens, the narrator and protagonist

“Kidd’s ways to elicit sympathy in ‘The Secret Life of Bees.’” Sue Monk Kidd the gives the reader a compassionate perspective of Lily’s parents in “The Secret Life of Bees” with the use of metaphors, symbolism, and dialogue, that exhibits the only reason behind Deborah’s and Ray’s actions was either endearment, self-protection, or resentment. Deborah’s and Terrence’s dysfunctional marriage only began because of Deborah’s pregnancy. The reader will sympathize with Deborah’s depression and the repercussions

Lily’s rebellion against her father illuminates the importance of the road of dependence to independence. As a bildungsroman, The Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk Kidd, heavily focuses on the independence of an abused girl growing up in a time of feminine oppression and racial discrimination. For example, although Lily possesses a great ambition for literature, her father portrays contempt for it and thinks of college as “a waste of money for girls, even if they did, score the highest number a human

In the novel The Secret life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd, the main character Lily uses the symbolism of bees to convey her transition from a prejudiced mindset against African Americans to one of acceptance. This novel shows the different attitudes of people towards African Americans in 1964. Lily goes through the journey of discovering new perspectives and finding that African Americans are not what people portray them to be. Lily grows up in the South , a region where races are separate. History shows

with puzzle pieces that don’t have a determined shape. The Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk Kidd is a book about this searching. The main character, a teenage girl, is going through this time when she is trying to find out who she is. In The Secret Life of Bees, this girl, Lily Owens, is living unhappily. Her mother was killed when she was very young, and her father is cruel. Lily decided she had had enough and runs away. The Secret Life of Bees is a story about a girl who is finding herself, finding

The Secret Life of Bees is a book about a young girl named Lily who lives with her father T.Ray and their housekeeper Rosaleen. The book is set in South Carolina in 1964. Lily is trying to figure out the truth about her mother’s death. While at the same time, she has to deal with her father’s constant abuse. Events from the book help mold Lily into the person she is at the end of the book. She doesn't deal with T.Ray’s abuse anymore and stands up for herself. She now knows a lot more about her mother

In the story, The Secret Life of Bees, the theme, power of motherhood shows up often. It is one of the key themes that make this story unique and heartwarming. After Lily’s mom was murdered, one of their servants, who goes by the name of Rosaleen, stepped in to be Lily’s caretaker. The two of them became very close and Lily needed that mother figure in her life. Lily found some of her mother’s old things in her attic and in it was a picture of a Black Mary. Lily would examine these pictures and wonder

The Secret Life of Bees, written by Sue Monk Kidd, is a bildungsroman novel about an adolescent girl and her maturation throughout her fourteenth summer. The novel takes place in the 1960s while the Civil Rights Act is still fairly new to people. Throughout the novel, protagonist Lily Owens struggles as she tries to find her way through obstacles thrown at her. As Lily experiences different events, good and bad, she matures and grows as an individual. Having grown up around a black woman in this

could think was August is so intelligent, so cultured” (78). Here the writer   Norman 3 Shows even when knowing August for such a short period of time Lily was already so amazed by her and her power and strength she demonstrates through her everyday life. August inherited the bee farm from her grandfather and now not only

If I were to recommend one of the books that I read this summer to a friend, it would be The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd. This book is not just about one girl’s journey about rising above her abusive father and standing up for herself, but it proves that family is not determined by blood. Although her father is the only family she has following her mother’s death, she can’t even bear the thought of calling him “daddy.” Her only friend is Rosalyn, the black maid, who takes on the role of