SUMMARY
Lily had a dream about her mom. It was more a nightmare actually. She pictured a beautiful smile on her face but when she looked downwards, she had roach body part. After this she acted skiddish and timid and pretty much paranoid. August told Lily shed be a great bee keeper because it all depends on if you love doing something and she loves doing it; Lily felt really special. When Lily goes to town with Zack, he and his buddies got arrested because of of the four threw a bottle at a cop. None would say who threw it and therefore they were all arrested. Lily was waiting in the car for Zack but he had the truck's keys and she didnt kno how to drive anyways and there was no phones available. Zack would be alreight though because he was going to b let free in a few days. This section was a devastating one because May died! She drowned in the river. Everyone was shocked, confused, sad... When the cops came it was kind of ironic because they questioned Lily about why she was staying in a colored people house rather than ask about May's death. Shiws us how horrible racism was during her time period and how heartless a person can be.
QUOTE
"A roach is a creature no one can love, but you cannot kill it. It will go on and on and on. Just try to get rid of it" (Kidd 175).
REACTION
In this quote you can see that Lily is still haunted by her mother. Its a metaphor comparing her mom to a roach. Its saying that the pain her mom's memory brings is likee a roach because it never dies out no matter how hard you try to forget it. She hates that shes haunted by the past but she can't stop it you just have to learn to make it go away somehow.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
The Secret Life of Bees 82-164
SUMMARY
Lily starts to work with August to make honey while Rosaleen works in the kitchen with May. In this section Lily begins to get used to her new life at the house. She gets exposed to the Boatwright sisters religion which is focussed on the strong belief in Mary. During her first week, she also experiences hostility from June, the middle sister. From August Lily learns that May had a twin sister who died and after her death shes always feels someone elses pain. So she builds a wall where she writes all about her pain. She meets Zack and starts to like him. Lily and Zack go to a delivery office to make a honey delivery to a lawyer. When shes left alone she calls her father to ask if he knows her favorite color and it symbolizes to see if he even cares about her; he did not remember and she was angry and increased her hatred towards him. After her call she realizes that she is in dire need of the perfect life.
QUOTATION
"
Lily starts to work with August to make honey while Rosaleen works in the kitchen with May. In this section Lily begins to get used to her new life at the house. She gets exposed to the Boatwright sisters religion which is focussed on the strong belief in Mary. During her first week, she also experiences hostility from June, the middle sister. From August Lily learns that May had a twin sister who died and after her death shes always feels someone elses pain. So she builds a wall where she writes all about her pain. She meets Zack and starts to like him. Lily and Zack go to a delivery office to make a honey delivery to a lawyer. When shes left alone she calls her father to ask if he knows her favorite color and it symbolizes to see if he even cares about her; he did not remember and she was angry and increased her hatred towards him. After her call she realizes that she is in dire need of the perfect life.
QUOTATION
"
The Secret Life Of Bees (pg.1-82)
SUMMARY
The story begins with Lily (a white teen) and her devastating relationship with her father T.Ray during a highly discriminative time period in the south. Her mom is dead, and left alone with her father, because Lily accidentally shot her. Rosaleen is like her mother figure. Upon finding out that African Americans could register to vote, Rosaleen goes off into the city with Lily. As they were traveling there they encountered dramatic situations. Rosaleen gets thrown in jail because she wouldnt "show respect a white man". Lily runs away from home to go help Rosaleen and they ended up running away to South Carolina. In a photo of Lily's mom there was "Tiburon" which is located in South Carolina. She decides to go to Tiburon to learn more about her mother. She and Rosalee gets to a pink house where she meets the Boatwriqht sisters. August, the eldest, agrees to let them stay with the sisters until they get in contact with Lily's "aunt".
QUOTATION
"When I put on my shoes and headed back, the light poured down in shafts, and I wanted it to always be like this- no T.Ray, no Mr. Gaston, nobody wanting to beat Rosaleen senseless. Just the rain-cleaned woods and the rising light" (Kidd 81).
RESPONSE
The morning after she temporarily moves into the Boatwright sister's honey house. Shes taking every thing in and appreciating the fact that she does not have to live a horrible life with T.Ray. From now on she knows that shes going to live a happier life. She does not have to deal with T.ray, Mr. Gaston or anybody who wants to hurt her or Rosaleen. The cleaned woods and rising light symbolizes a new life and hope.
The story begins with Lily (a white teen) and her devastating relationship with her father T.Ray during a highly discriminative time period in the south. Her mom is dead, and left alone with her father, because Lily accidentally shot her. Rosaleen is like her mother figure. Upon finding out that African Americans could register to vote, Rosaleen goes off into the city with Lily. As they were traveling there they encountered dramatic situations. Rosaleen gets thrown in jail because she wouldnt "show respect a white man". Lily runs away from home to go help Rosaleen and they ended up running away to South Carolina. In a photo of Lily's mom there was "Tiburon" which is located in South Carolina. She decides to go to Tiburon to learn more about her mother. She and Rosalee gets to a pink house where she meets the Boatwriqht sisters. August, the eldest, agrees to let them stay with the sisters until they get in contact with Lily's "aunt".
QUOTATION
"When I put on my shoes and headed back, the light poured down in shafts, and I wanted it to always be like this- no T.Ray, no Mr. Gaston, nobody wanting to beat Rosaleen senseless. Just the rain-cleaned woods and the rising light" (Kidd 81).
RESPONSE
The morning after she temporarily moves into the Boatwright sister's honey house. Shes taking every thing in and appreciating the fact that she does not have to live a horrible life with T.Ray. From now on she knows that shes going to live a happier life. She does not have to deal with T.ray, Mr. Gaston or anybody who wants to hurt her or Rosaleen. The cleaned woods and rising light symbolizes a new life and hope.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)