Thursday, October 23, 2008

The Secret Life of Bees (entry6)

10/22/08

Comments:
  1. Lily finally gets the story out of August about "Black Mary." She refers to her as "Our Lady of Chains."
  2. Lily is nervous if the police comes searching for her, not only because she escaped but because she stole and got Rosaleen to escape.
  3. A young boy by the name of Neil likes June but June refuses to be with him, and marry him.
  4. Lily and Zach become closer as friends and Lily's feelings begin to grow for him.
  5. Rosaleen and May grow a relationship and Lily is now jealous, which relates to the relationship between Lily and August where Rosaleen was jealous.

Questions:

  1. What are the real reasons why June does not want to marry Neil.
  2. Why isn't any of the family (3 sisters) married?
  3. Why does Zach believe the society does not want them to be together, if it is real love then nothing should stop them, right?
  4. What is the reason why May likes the presence of Rosaleen?

Literary Terms:

  1. ".. finding their way north, and those who didn't lived with a raised fist in their hearts."(109)-Personification
  2. "Do you think me and June Boatwright give a damn how each other is coming? Just Give Up."(pg 119)- Illusion
  3. "..a sound like sizzling bacon, a sound that no longer registered as danger."(pg126)-Metaphor

Words:

  1. Cloister(pg106):a covered walk, esp. in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard
  2. hauled(pg133):To pull or drag forcibly; tug.

Summary Sentence:

  • This chapter opens allot of new doors; Lily beginnings to catch feelings for Zach and the relationship of Lily and Rosaleen with the family begin to grow.

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