I agree with Abigail that this book embodies the romantic aspirations, not just of Lily, but every character in the book. Rather than the matieralistic dreams shown in The Great Gatsby, characters of The Secret Life of Bees strive for love and adoration. Lily longs to be accepted by a pseudo family of any sort [...]
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April 25th, 2007 · 2 Comments
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Opposites
April 8th, 2007 · 2 Comments
I think there are two, polar opposite portrayals of women in The Secret Life of Bees. On one hand, Lily is suppressed by her father and displays the inferiority of women in the twentieth century. The way she is treated and talked down to are not only similiar to the way young girls [...]
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Role-models
April 1st, 2007 · 1 Comment
In The Secret Life of Bees, women are not presented in the media at all. However, the rest of the plot revolves around the role of women in the home and in society. Lily herself is portrayed as a helpless, unloved teen who is struggling to find her identity among those who do not support [...]
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