At the beginning of The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd, Lily has yet to recognize her potentially racist biases and actions. Lily is starting to feel less comfortable at home. Her father, T-Ray, constantly ignores her except when he punishes her with uncooked grits. Her caretaker Rosaleen is going into town to register to vote. Lily uses this as an excuse to leave the house with Rosaleen. On their day out, Rosaleen and Lily walk past three white men who taunt Rosaleen. Rosaleen is angered by this, but Lily tells her to just ignore them. But Rosaleen can not, she tells the men she is going to sign up to vote and pours her snuff juice on their shoes. The men beat up Rosaleen and called the police, resulting in her arrest. Lily realizes