The Secret Life Of Bees.

The Secret Life Of Bees.

The abundance of themes in, “The Secret Life of Bees.”

  “The Secret Life of Bees”, offers many different themes.   Many different views will be

observed when one speaks about the novel.   Such as; death, abuse, racism, and the strong

love that some may have for others, even when it is not necessary.  


  The death of Deborah, Lily’s Mother, was devastating for many, but especially for Lily,

which was only four years of age at the time.   The haunting memories that Lily has of the

occurrence stayed with her, even up through the age of fourteen.   Deborah being in her

closet, the hangers rattling, the arguing, the echo of the gun firing, as Lily picked it up off

the floor (Monk Kidd Pages 17-19).   Four year old Lily was to young to understand, but

old enough to mourn.   She would lye in bed listening to the bees flicking and twittering

inside the jar that she captured the bee in to prove to T. Ray there were bees in her room

(Monk Kidd Pages 5&11).   Lying there and listening until it was late enough to slip out

into the orchard to dig the tin that held her mother’s things (Monk Kidd Page 22).   Lily

wanted to lye down in the orchard and let it hold her (Monk Kidd Page 22).   She was a

little girl who needed her mother.   Rosaleen, which was their help, spoke angry most of

the time, but she truly cared deeply for Lily, but she was not Deborah.

 
  T. Ray was an angry, and very abusive individual.   Especially when it came to his own

child, Lily.   Lily was intimidated and just plan out frightened of him.   He was extremely

verbally abusive towards Lily.   She was made to work in the peach stand, by the highway,

selling peaches, before the age of starting first grade (Monk Kidd Pages 16-17).   The day

before Lily started the first grade T. Ray seen her at the peach stand sticking a nail into \

one of the peaches (Monk Kidd Page 16).   T. Ray walked up with his thumbs jammed

into his...