The book The Secret Life of Bees is about a girl named Lily. She lives with her dad only because her mom passed away. Her dad blames Lily for being the reason why her mom died. Lily's dad didn't love Lily and treated her like she was worth nothing; the only person that Lily felt close to was her maid Roseleen. Roseleen was like a mother figure to Lily. One night, Lily went out in the middle of the night looking at her mother's things. Her dad found her outside, thinking that she was with a guy. He punished her for going outside in the middle of the night. Lily soon realized that she needed to leave, so Lily and Roseleen left on a journey to find out about "the black madonna" which belonged to Lily's mother. She was curious about that picture of the black lady because she wanted to know who drew it, because whoever drew it could possibly know Lily's mother. With that note, Lily and Roseleen landed in August's house where the black madonna honey was made. August and her sisters let Lily and Roseleen stay at their house untill they got on their own feet. Lily and Roseleen helped August and her sisters with chores and with making the honey. Eventually they all started to become close, and Lily started to think that she might stay with them forever, but Roseleen thought otherwise.
posted by Sharmin K.
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What do you think will happen? Will Lily stay with August forever, or will she eventually leave?
ReplyDeleteA very narrative summary. Well written and thoughtful. But the question is: will Lily live with August for the rest of her life?
ReplyDeleteManuel K.