Your Jar Is Open

My most favorite quote so far is when Lily hears the strange words "LilyMelissa Owens, your jar is open" on page 41. This quote tells a lot ofthings. It sounds as if whoever said this voice, whether it's someone's imagination or a spirit from the other world, is trying to tell the person hearing it to have faith in himself/herself; to do something that the certain person is really capable of. It is very similar to the case when the bees that were kept in a jar in Lily's room did not fly away when Lily opened the jar. Because Lily mentioned that the bees felt as if the whole world shrank to the size of that jar, the bees did not have the courage to fly into a whole new, and bigger world, which eventually they did. The quote also relates to Lily's case, which was similar to the bees. Hearing the words "your jar is open," Lily escaped from the "jar" she was imprisoned in by T. Ray and ran into a whole, bigger, and vast new world. You may wonder-- why is this such a big deal? It is a big deal to me because this quote hamany different and deep meanings to everyone. It could annouce one's freedom or independence, give faith and courage, or even give an idea to a person about what he or she is really capable of doing - that is, as mentioned earlier, to prove one's worthiness. It is amazing how a couple of words can affect people so significantly and greatly. Reading the quote also inspires me to find out more of its meanings. As a conclusion, I think that the reason why I really like this quote is because of the mysteries and powers a combination of such words can hold.
-- Anonymous