1. The Secret Life of Bees Sue Monk Kidd

2. The story line There are five different characters that play a big part in this story. Lily Owens- the main character Rosaleen- her housekeeper/bestfriend August- the secrets behind her mother June- the mean sister that is resentful May- the kind hearted sister

3. Important Quotes “People who think dying is the worst thing don’t know a thing about life.” Lily, p.2 This is an important because Lily’s life has been profoundly affected by her mother’s death. This statement suggests that living with someone else’s death can be more painful that dying. “Well if you have a queen and a group of independent- minded bees that split off from the rest of the hive and look for another place to live, then you’ve got a swarm.” - August, p. 93 explains how Lily feels, having broken away from her “hive.” She is moving senselessly, like bees in a swarm.

4. Important Quotes “Most people don’t have any idea about all the complicated life going on inside a hive. Bees have a secret life we don’t know anything about” -August, p.148. developing the metaphor of society as hive and bee as human, it shows that people are typically much more complicated that then appear on the surface.

5. The family August MayRosaleen June Lily

6. The Secret Life of Bees

7. The life of the bees

8. Lily and her mother