Throughout the course of the novel Secret Life of Bees, Lily changes from a troubled insecure girl to a wiser, forgiving, and confident person. Lily’s father, T. Ray, isn’t much of a father in Lily’s life. She gets the thought to leave when T. Ray says, “’As long as you live under my roof, you’ll do what I say’” (26). This is when Lily thinks to herself that “I’ll find another roof” (26). After leaving the house with her “nanny” Rosaleen, they get Tiburon, South Carolina. They then arrive at the Boatwright sisters’ home, not telling the real reason why she has come to that side of town. Further in the novel, Lily, after not wanting to tell August about the real reason why she was there multiple times, finally tells August and receives bitter-sweet