Theme Of Change In The Murmur Of Bees

The balance and peace people expect in their lives easily deteriorates when the phenomenon of change strikes. Transitions make some people feel uncomfortable, overwhelmed, and lost because of the fear of the unknown. Change makes some individuals disappear into the abyss even if the person had thought they would be around them forever. Change is like darkness, people may not be afraid of the darkness itself but what’s in it. Sofia Segovias novel, The Murmur of Bees, displays the impacts change brings into people’s lives. Segovia’s story is narrated through many perspectives but the main narrator is Francisco Junior Morales who experiences many devastations in his life. The Morales family experiences a lot of transitions in their life for example

Sofia Segovia, in The Murmur Of Bees, writes, “Beatriz remained impassive at all times, but Francisco knew it was a mask she put on each morning when the sun came up. Every night he heard her tossing and turning in bed” (106). Francisco watches how Beatriz covers her true feelings about La Florida. Her comfortness is stripped away as she tries to adjust to her new living conditions in a different place. Each morning Beatriz puts on a facade and tries to be optimistic for her daughters, but her daughters didn’t enjoy living in the house due to its old condition. The workers didn’t complain, but their wives did. “It was the wives that felt the real pressure, for they had no privacy or time away from one another through the day” (Segovia 107). The husband’s didn’t feel the difference in setting since they are always working, but their wifes felt the impact of change. The wives lived separately and had a kitchen and washhouse of their own, but with the transition they were forced to share everything. When their husbands would come back from work they would question why they all seemed upset. It’s clear that the women, including Beatriz and her daughters, were displeased with their new living conditions. The Morales family endured living in La Florida and through this narrative, Segovia shows how unexpected transitions can be uncomfortable or take time to adjust