The Secret Life of Bees a novel by Sue Monk Kidd.

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The Secret Life of Bees a novel by Sue Monk Kidd

Historical Context 1964: Year of Change! The setting in is South Carolina during the Civil Rights Movement. The novel deals with racism found throughout the South.

The Issues at Hand Verbal/ Physical Abuse Racial Discrimination Violence Death Survival of the Human Spirit

The Basics Genre: Fiction, Coming-of Age (main character grows and becomes more mature) Protagonist: Lily, a teenage girl who struggles through the summer of 1964. Point of View: First person, told from the perspective of Lily

Themes Secret Lives Coincidences and Signs The Importance of Mother Figures Race Death and Life: the connection

Sue Monk Kidd Born 1948 Grew up in Sylvester, Georgia Lives near Charleston, South Carolina Novel based somewhat on her life growing up in the rural South.