Set in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens, a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father, Lily flees with Rosaleen, her caregiver and only friend, to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother's past. Taken in by the intelligent and independent Boat wright sisters, Lily finds solace in their mesmerizing world of beekeeping.
The girl at the theater who sells tickets saw the whole thing. She told the police which one of the boys threw the bottle
Because lily wants to find her mother but is scared T-Ray won't let her leave when she goes and brings Rosaleen back to the house so rosaleen just goes with lily to help find her mothers history in Tiburon.
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By making her kneel in dries grits
May died by going out to the river and placing a rock on her chest so she drowned to death.
These are the main events. If you can only use 5, I numbered the five most important. :) 1Lily kills her mom. 2She runs away with Rosaleen. They find the bee farm. 3She learns that her mother lived with the Calendar Sisters. Lily calls her father from the law office. 4She tells August the truth and learns about her mother. T-Ray comes to get Lily. 5Lily refuses and anounces that she will stay with the Calendar Sisters. Lily asks T-Ray if she really killed her mother and T-Ray tells her that she did.
what are some of lily owens characteristics in the secret life of bees
Rosaleen is Lily's "second mom". Rosaleen is actually the family's slave who is very trustworthy but is very bold. She speaks her mind and does not take "no" for an answer. Rosaleen believes strongly in equal rights, and actually encounters a problem in the book for this reason.
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She was stuck with society not accepting her and zach falling in love.
Her father physically and verbally abused her.
She accidently killed her mother when she was young and had to live with those regrets.
She never felt a lot of love.
She felt as though her parents didnt really want her in the first place. As in she was a mistake
The novel was set in the early 1960's when civil rights were just becoming an issue.