How Does Kidd Present Rosaleen
Explore the ways in which Kidd strikingly portrays the relationship between Lily and Rosaleen in the course of the novel. Sue Monk Kidd uses Rosaleen as a stand-in mother of Lily to change her from a girl to a woman, and also to adapt her to the environment that is to come. Continuing the entire way through The Secret Life of Bees is her maternal and womanly impact on Lily, and the bond between the unlikely pair is shown throughout the serious and fun events during the story becoming much stronger. Rosaleen, a strong female character, acts as a stand-in mother to Lily, as she guides and endows wisdom and knowledge onto her. Lily acts as a daughter to Rosaleen, really caring about her. After her mother’s death, not many of the pleasant things
in life were experienced by Lily, due to her abusive father, so Rosaleen steps up and takes the position from him. “Here you go. Happy Birthday.”, and also, in return Lily shows her fondness of Rosaleen by caring about her in a dire situation, “What about Rosaleen? You have to get her out-”. Other aspects of their relationship, such as helping and needing each other is shown in the following quotes. “I laid my hand on Rosaleen’s arm. I wanted her to pat life back into place, but her hands lay still in her lap.”, which shows that Lily is loving and reliant on her stand-in mother. Finally, “I went over and helped Rosaleen with her braids.”, shows that she cares enough to help over the little things.Through the examples, it is made clear that a motherly love is being emitted from Rosaleen, and Lily is picking up on it, and responding to it such that she is her daughter. Lily and Rosaleen’s bond is very strong, but this is not completely known by the characters as the bond grows stronger and stronger through the course of the book. Starting at the beginning, they have a tighter bond than they know, “Then we sat on the bank and stared at each other.”. Next, Lily knows when Rosaleen is in pain, and can not bear to see and be near it. “And Rosaleen, poor Rosaleen. ”. In the same scenario, Lily wants to help Rosaleen, so much, even if it is not possible or easy. ”...not making a sound, but with her chin shaking so awful I wanted to reach up and hold it for her. Finally, after going through many experiences, good and bad, the bond between them was irreplaceable. The separation between them created a bond that they knew could hold them through anything. Lily starts to realize the bond that they have near the end of the book, namely “ Rosaleen, you know what? I’m proud of you.”. With this revelation, they both see the bond between them, and how strong it has become, and seals the motherly and daughterly relationship between them. In conclusion, Lily and Rosaleen have an unlikely, and strong relationship that is displayed by Kidd deeply engraving their bond into the fibers of the storyline of Sue Monk Kidd’s The Secret Life of Bees. One element is the resemblance to a motherly relationship. Th is was most likely caused by Rosaleen’s role as a replacement mother for Lily, and her experience with an abusive father. Another element of their relationship is the closeness, not only as family, but as friends. This has extra weight because of the time period the story was set in. These two have a strong and meaningful relationship that is one of the centerlines of the novel.
in life were experienced by Lily, due to her abusive father, so Rosaleen steps up and takes the position from him. “Here you go. Happy Birthday.”, and also, in return Lily shows her fondness of Rosaleen by caring about her in a dire situation, “What about Rosaleen? You have to get her out-”. Other aspects of their relationship, such as helping and needing each other is shown in the following quotes. “I laid my hand on Rosaleen’s arm. I wanted her to pat life back into place, but her hands lay still in her lap.”, which shows that Lily is loving and reliant on her stand-in mother. Finally, “I went over and helped Rosaleen with her braids.”, shows that she cares enough to help over the little things.Through the examples, it is made clear that a motherly love is being emitted from Rosaleen, and Lily is picking up on it, and responding to it such that she is her daughter. Lily and Rosaleen’s bond is very strong, but this is not completely known by the characters as the bond grows stronger and stronger through the course of the book. Starting at the beginning, they have a tighter bond than they know, “Then we sat on the bank and stared at each other.”. Next, Lily knows when Rosaleen is in pain, and can not bear to see and be near it. “And Rosaleen, poor Rosaleen. ”. In the same scenario, Lily wants to help Rosaleen, so much, even if it is not possible or easy. ”...not making a sound, but with her chin shaking so awful I wanted to reach up and hold it for her. Finally, after going through many experiences, good and bad, the bond between them was irreplaceable. The separation between them created a bond that they knew could hold them through anything. Lily starts to realize the bond that they have near the end of the book, namely “ Rosaleen, you know what? I’m proud of you.”. With this revelation, they both see the bond between them, and how strong it has become, and seals the motherly and daughterly relationship between them. In conclusion, Lily and Rosaleen have an unlikely, and strong relationship that is displayed by Kidd deeply engraving their bond into the fibers of the storyline of Sue Monk Kidd’s The Secret Life of Bees. One element is the resemblance to a motherly relationship. Th is was most likely caused by Rosaleen’s role as a replacement mother for Lily, and her experience with an abusive father. Another element of their relationship is the closeness, not only as family, but as friends. This has extra weight because of the time period the story was set in. These two have a strong and meaningful relationship that is one of the centerlines of the novel.