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    English 9- CPA 9/13/10 The Secret Life of Bees Sue Monk Kidd “In a matter of seconds I knew exactly what I had to do-leave. I had to get away from T. Ray‚ who was probably on his way back this minute to do Lord-knows-what to me.” (p. 41). When people come of age‚ they follow through with their actions that they think are right for their welfare. In Sue Monk Kidd’s The Secret Life of Bees‚ Lily Owens‚ a fourteen-year-old girl‚ had always done things behind her father’s back to avoid

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    My first experience in a Buddhist temple was quite different than anything I have experienced religion-wise. I visited the Quan Am Monastery (Vietnamese-American Buddhist) at 3500 South Goodlet. I got to experience first-hand how meditation in a Buddhist temple actually works. I was very intrigued to find out how someone outside of the Christian faith‚ worshipped. As one might expect‚ the atmosphere was very tranquil. My group members and I called ahead a few days earlier and a man answered the

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    she was only four. She grew up in Sylvan‚ South Carolina in 1964 with her abusive father‚ T-Ray and black maid‚ Rosaleen. She and Rosaleen escape to Tiburon‚ where they meet the Boatwright sisters‚ who happen to know a lot about Lily’s mother. Sue Monk Kidd‚ the author of The Secret Life of Bees‚ develops the idea that you shouldn’t be afraid of change. You can see this theme through Lily’s development‚ the setting‚ and the plot structure of the book. The development of the character Lily on her

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    Kathy Holcomb Prof. Robert Weber English 112 April 14‚ 2009 The Secret Life of Bees Critical Essay Sue Monk Kidd has carefully crafted a book rich in symbolism with special emphasis on bees. Each section’s heading features the inner workings of this communal society (Emanuel‚ Catherine‚ B. 3). An epigraph at the beginning relating to bees sets the tone for the each chapter. The first chapter epigraph states: The Queen‚ for her part‚ is the unifying force of the community; if she is removed

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    Female Power in The Secret Life of Bees All throughout history‚ women have been looked down upon lower and not as good as men. They are the ones who do all of the dirty work and care for the children. In the novel The Secret Life of Bees‚ Sue Monk Kidd depicts women as possessing much strength that does not have the chance to shine through in reality because men have all the authority and control. Rosaleen‚ a very strong woman mentally and physically‚ stands up for what she believes in‚ no matter

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    like the bees did. The setting where Lily starts out at and end at are significant to shaping the rest of the novel. The setting impacts the character’s actions and beliefs‚ the plot‚ and the overall theme of the novel. In The Secret Life of Bees Sue Monk Kidd’s creation of setting in towns across South Carolina help unfold the entire story. The setting impacts all characters tremendously especially Lily. Lily starts out living with her abusive father after she accidentally shot and killed her mother

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    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

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    Matthew Lewis’s novel "The Monk " is considered to be an ideal example of Gothic horror. This novel is certainly filled with grotesque images of violence‚ sex‚ and terror. In fact‚ terror and horror are gendered in order to express existing worries regarding virtue. Edmund Burke‚ a Philosopher of gothic novels is often contrasted with no emotion and is portrayed stronger than fear and terror‚ which is the true inspiration of the sublime. Terror is a sense of uneasiness and is produced by fear.

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    answers about her mother‚ who died when Lily was very young. She leaves T. Ray‚ her father‚ and secretly goes to live in a small town of Tiburon‚ SC with a family of women. These women slowly become her new family with love and patience. Author Sue Monk Kidd uses characters Lily‚ T. Ray‚ and June to show that people can be changed by experiences that happen in one’s life‚ and everyone’s reaction to change varies. Lily is the main character in the book who goes through a series of changes. Lily accidentally

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    about beekeeping and several things about her mother. Along the way she makes friends‚ adapts a new religion and discovers things she never would have thought possible. In this book‚ The Secret Life of Bees the main purpose is to inform. Sue Monk Kidd had described many events in which racism took place. Throughout the story she describes whites being cruel to colored people. The first is when three men saw Rosaleen and said “Where you going nigger?” (p. 31) she then poured her snuff jug full

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