Sue Monk Kidd: the Secret Life of Bees
Maddie Carlson
Mrs. Schlangen
Honors English II
12 August 2013
Sue Monk Kidd: The Secret Life of Bee’s Very rarely do readers ever come across a book that they can relate to in various ways. The Secret Life of Bees is a captivating novel that uses extraordinary characters that engage readers to continue the novel. It influences them in ways that may change their experience of life. Sue Monk Kidd gives the main character, Lily Owens, many traits that which make this book even more delightful and exciting to read and more relatable for readers. The student believes that the use of strong characters in The Secret Life of Bees is what makes the book so intriguing and interesting to read. With Lily Owens being a young teenager and having issues with her mother, many young girls can relate to her problems not only with their own mothers, but with their own life, also having Lily as the main character, it shows that a white person can love a black person, regardless of what others say and it shows that anyone can overcome hardships with a bit of trust and hard work. With Lily Owens being a young teenager and having issues with her mother, many young girls can relate to her problems not only with their own mothers, but with their own life. The Secret Life of Bees shows the problems that Lily Owens faces in her everyday life not only with accidentally killing her mother at a young age but with not having her mother around in her present life. This issue in Lily’s life helps readers appreciate having their mothers in their own life and helps them have the same courage that Lily had when facing her problems. It also helps readers appreciate every gift they have; it helps them appreciate the freedom they have. Sue Monk Kidd uses techniques in which makes readers think more outside the box and helps them fix their own problems. A quote that many readers can relate to and think deeply about from the book is, “The world will give you that once in a while, a brief
Mrs. Schlangen
Honors English II
12 August 2013
Sue Monk Kidd: The Secret Life of Bee’s Very rarely do readers ever come across a book that they can relate to in various ways. The Secret Life of Bees is a captivating novel that uses extraordinary characters that engage readers to continue the novel. It influences them in ways that may change their experience of life. Sue Monk Kidd gives the main character, Lily Owens, many traits that which make this book even more delightful and exciting to read and more relatable for readers. The student believes that the use of strong characters in The Secret Life of Bees is what makes the book so intriguing and interesting to read. With Lily Owens being a young teenager and having issues with her mother, many young girls can relate to her problems not only with their own mothers, but with their own life, also having Lily as the main character, it shows that a white person can love a black person, regardless of what others say and it shows that anyone can overcome hardships with a bit of trust and hard work. With Lily Owens being a young teenager and having issues with her mother, many young girls can relate to her problems not only with their own mothers, but with their own life. The Secret Life of Bees shows the problems that Lily Owens faces in her everyday life not only with accidentally killing her mother at a young age but with not having her mother around in her present life. This issue in Lily’s life helps readers appreciate having their mothers in their own life and helps them have the same courage that Lily had when facing her problems. It also helps readers appreciate every gift they have; it helps them appreciate the freedom they have. Sue Monk Kidd uses techniques in which makes readers think more outside the box and helps them fix their own problems. A quote that many readers can relate to and think deeply about from the book is, “The world will give you that once in a while, a brief