The Secret Life Of Bees Theme Essay
Memories are the piece of our soul who make us who we are. I have chosen to explore the theme ‘Memories and the past can affect the future’. This theme is evident in the novels The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd, Before You by Amber Hart and If I Stay by Gayle Forman. It is also apparent in the film The Time Traveller’s Wife directed by Robert Schwentke.
In the novel The Secret Life of Bees, Lily the protagonist is a young girl growing up with an abusive father and a harsh environment. Lily wants to escape the reality that T-Ray (father) has shaped about herself and her deceased mother . Lily leaves her abusive household going into an unknown situation putting her beliefs and determination into the faith of her mother. Rosaleen, Lily’s …show more content…
Henry (a time traveller) and Clare are the main characters in this film, who struggle with a relationship which is so unknowing. The first time Clare and Henry meet in the present together is very stressful for Clare. Clare battles with the fact that the memories she cherishes with times when she was growing up mean nothing to him. “I’m sorry I really have no idea who you are.” Not seeing in him the man she remembers suddenly makes Henry a stranger to her. When Alba (time traveller too), their daughter, is introduced into the family it makes their life a lot happier. “Alba, we name her Alba.” This is the moment Henry reveals to Clare that they successfully have a child, before this Clare has had six miscarriages. Henry finds out through his daughter when he dies which causes him a lot of stress and anxiety. In the end Henry dies because of his time travelling. After he dies every so often though his past body visits Clare in the meadow where she grew up, keeping the memory of him alive for her. The Time Traveller’s Wife explores the way in which we experience memory and how those memories can then affect our present lives. Like Mia in If I Stay who uses memories of her family to live her life, Clare uses the past version of Henry to withhold the memory and carry on her
In the novel The Secret Life of Bees, Lily the protagonist is a young girl growing up with an abusive father and a harsh environment. Lily wants to escape the reality that T-Ray (father) has shaped about herself and her deceased mother . Lily leaves her abusive household going into an unknown situation putting her beliefs and determination into the faith of her mother. Rosaleen, Lily’s …show more content…
Henry (a time traveller) and Clare are the main characters in this film, who struggle with a relationship which is so unknowing. The first time Clare and Henry meet in the present together is very stressful for Clare. Clare battles with the fact that the memories she cherishes with times when she was growing up mean nothing to him. “I’m sorry I really have no idea who you are.” Not seeing in him the man she remembers suddenly makes Henry a stranger to her. When Alba (time traveller too), their daughter, is introduced into the family it makes their life a lot happier. “Alba, we name her Alba.” This is the moment Henry reveals to Clare that they successfully have a child, before this Clare has had six miscarriages. Henry finds out through his daughter when he dies which causes him a lot of stress and anxiety. In the end Henry dies because of his time travelling. After he dies every so often though his past body visits Clare in the meadow where she grew up, keeping the memory of him alive for her. The Time Traveller’s Wife explores the way in which we experience memory and how those memories can then affect our present lives. Like Mia in If I Stay who uses memories of her family to live her life, Clare uses the past version of Henry to withhold the memory and carry on her