How To Write An Essay On The Secret Life Of Bees
Has there ever been a terrible experience in your life that changed you or someone you know completely? Many people in The Secret Life of Bees has changed dramatically because of major events or things that they did in their life. Lily Owens ran away one day and that helped her find a better and new “family.” Usually, if someone runs away, that isn’t the outcome. They would probably be caught and would have a more difficult life because of what they chose to do. When May died, the family changed around quite a bit and Lily got to live there with them. The author, Sue Monk Kidd, uses Lily, June and Zach to show that you should be careful over the choices you make and also to show that you should love your family.
Lily changed throughout the story because of the decisions she …show more content…
June goes from hating Lily the minute she arrived there, to loving her very much after May’s death. When Lily arrived at the Calendar Sisters house, June hated her immediately and you can tell that she did not like her very much, because she said “But she’s white, August.” (Kidd 87). All of the Calendar Sisters and most of the people that they know are black and June thought that it would not be normal to have a white person in a black person’s home. June figured that Lily would feel out of place, but Lily did not care much about it. By the end of the book, June had flipped her personality completely and after May’s death, she finally made the decision to marry Neil. She regrets it later, because she knew that May would have loved it if she was still alive. Eventually, June decides to get over everything and start loving Lily more and Lily was very surprised and said “to my shock, she hugged me. June Boatwright hugged me…” (Kidd 170). Lily never would have expected that to come out of June and it made her happier. Sometimes, when one person changes, others that are around them can change
Lily changed throughout the story because of the decisions she …show more content…
June goes from hating Lily the minute she arrived there, to loving her very much after May’s death. When Lily arrived at the Calendar Sisters house, June hated her immediately and you can tell that she did not like her very much, because she said “But she’s white, August.” (Kidd 87). All of the Calendar Sisters and most of the people that they know are black and June thought that it would not be normal to have a white person in a black person’s home. June figured that Lily would feel out of place, but Lily did not care much about it. By the end of the book, June had flipped her personality completely and after May’s death, she finally made the decision to marry Neil. She regrets it later, because she knew that May would have loved it if she was still alive. Eventually, June decides to get over everything and start loving Lily more and Lily was very surprised and said “to my shock, she hugged me. June Boatwright hugged me…” (Kidd 170). Lily never would have expected that to come out of June and it made her happier. Sometimes, when one person changes, others that are around them can change