Erika Arbak. THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES.
Jun 23, 2015
2. BEHIND THE TITLE.
When you think of a bee, you think of the vicious pain it gives you
when youre stung. On the outside, a bee is just a black and yellow
flying insect who gets honey and gives you major pain. But, you may
not know where that bee has traveled from, how long its lived or
where its hive is. Now, think this bee is you. At first glance,
some people may have a misconstrued impression of you. When you
look at someone, you dont know their entire life. Secrets are
hidden within all of us. No one can see what your life is like or
what those secrets are just by looking at your clothes or body.
Essentially, the title The Secret Life Of Bees represents human
life by a bee, and how you cant judge someones life by just looking
at them on the outside.
3. With the way May warmly cooked and took care of the Boatwright
home, a simple glance wouldnt confirm her depression. Only those
who knew her the best knew of her wailing wall and depression. When
May killed herself in the river, some didnt expect it. This shows
how someone can smile on the outside but be dying on the
inside.
REASONS BEHIND THE TITLE.
Photo from The Secret Life of Bees (Movie) showing May (middle)
smiling.
4. Stereotypes play a huge role in society. Look around any
classroom, and youll find yourself judging people on the outside
even if you dont know them.The blonde girl? Oh, shes probably dumb.
Someone with glasses? Nerd. Black kid with his hat sideways?
Obviously, hes from the ghetto. Dark hair and dark makeup? They
must be depressed or crazy. Stereotypes are a horrible part of
society that form us into a judgmental being.
Zach is an intelligent guy who is also sensitive and ambitious.
Someday, Zach hopes to become a lawyer. In the 1964 society, that
was pretty much unheard of. Many doubted him, saying that a black
man could never become a lawyer.
5. Lilys life isnt a typical one. While most other girls have their
mothers still around, Lily is left without one.Rosaleen, a fierce
black woman, is the closest thing she has to one. A white girl with
a black family in South Carolina in 1964 isnt seen often. Thus,
their life is a little abnormal. If you saw Lily walking alone down
the street, you would never expect it.
A sight not seen often in 1964 South Carolina.
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6. IMPORTANT QUOTES AND EXAMPLES.
As stated before, in 1964, an African-American lawyer was
considered a crazy idea. When looking at Zach, you might say that
he could never be a lawyer, but since you dont know his secret
life, you have no idea.
Ive just never heard of a Negro lawyer, thats all. Youve got to
hear of these things before you can imagine them.
Bullshit. You got to imagine whats never been.
7. This is possibly the most important quote of the entire book. It
shows the metaphor between humans and bees. It shows how things are
usually more complicated than they seem on the surface.
Most people dont have any idea about all the complicated life going
on inside a hive. Bees have a secret life we dont know anything
about august.
8. People who think dying is the worst thing dont know a thing
about life.
Lily (movie) who said this quote.
With this quote, she explains how dealing with her mothers death is
probably more painful than actually dying. This shows that even
though youre living and going through life, things arent always as
they seem.
9. Basically, the title shows that not everything is as it seems on
the outside and how a persons life is more complex than their
appearance.
10. Stereotypes blur the truth about someone. 11. After Lilys
moms death, she felt like it was all her fault. She also lived with
a black family, which was rare back then and made others judge
her.CONCLUSION.
12. Created by Erika Arbak.
Its easy to say bees are malicious because of their sting, but look
inside the hive before judging.