Analysis Of Secret Life Of Bee's By Sue Monk Kidd

In the book “Secret Life of Bee’s” by Sue Monk Kidd, it tells a story about a young girl named Lily and her childhood and what strong memories she has had that have impacted her life. In the beginning of the story it starts off by Lily introducing her father who she called T- Ray. She goes on and describes him as a cruel father who gives her no love or attention. Of course when you get no attention from your father you start to ask why you don’t get any from your mother, but Lily’s mom died December 3, 1954 when Lily was four years old. What had happened was that Lily’s mom ( Deborah ) had got herself into an argument with T- Ray and there was shoving and a gun involved. Lily only being four years old she had no idea of what she was doing she just wanted the fighting to stop but by doing so she accidentally gets a hold of the gun and pulls the trigger shooting her mom. Lily does know that she knew no better and that

I get that he lost his wife and that there is no way he could ever be the same because that was an important person in his life and it made a big impact on him, but you need to be able to try and pull yourself together for your daughter and know that you are not the only one hurting from this loss. Early in chapter one Lily explains what the Martha White punishment is and it is when T-Ray would make her kneel down on grits. Rosaleen asked “ what happened “ and Lily responds that T-ray had made kneel down on the grits for about an hour or so and she claims that her knees were all swollen and bruised. Towards the end of the book T-Ray finds out where Lily was staying and shows up trying to take her back. In the book T-Ray thinks that Lily is Deborah for awhile and attacks her and screams and asks why She left him...It is not until Lily screams daddy and it kicks into T-Ray that it is Lily. T-Ray overcomes his pride and leaves Lily to the the Boatwright sisters knowing it is for the