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Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:41:09 en-us <![CDATA[The political backdrop of the story concerns President Johnson's signing...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/what-was-presidents-television-message-regarding-118143 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/what-was-presidents-television-message-regarding-118143 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:41:09 PST <![CDATA[What was the president's television message regarding?]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/what-was-presidents-television-message-regarding-118143 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/what-was-presidents-television-message-regarding-118143 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:13:34 PST <![CDATA[how did Lily mature by her mom]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/how-did-lily-mature-by-her-mom-117083 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/how-did-lily-mature-by-her-mom-117083 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:57:49 PST <![CDATA[When Lily says that people would rather die than forgive, she may be...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/lilley-right-would-people-rather-die-than-forgive-116167 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/lilley-right-would-people-rather-die-than-forgive-116167 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:44:49 PST <![CDATA[i think she was right that some people would rather die.  i think it...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/lilley-right-would-people-rather-die-than-forgive-116167 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/lilley-right-would-people-rather-die-than-forgive-116167 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:30:06 PST <![CDATA[Is Lily right?  Would people rather die than forgive?  Was it harder...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/lilley-right-would-people-rather-die-than-forgive-116167 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/lilley-right-would-people-rather-die-than-forgive-116167 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:38:43 PST <![CDATA[what does lily think will give her a " real chance " to learn how to be...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/what-does-lily-think-will-give-her-real-chance-114915 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/what-does-lily-think-will-give-her-real-chance-114915 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:15:55 PST <![CDATA[how did the statue affect the slaves in chapter six?]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/how-did-statue-affect-slaves-chapter-six-112727 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/how-did-statue-affect-slaves-chapter-six-112727 Tue, 3 Nov 2009 19:25:25 PST <![CDATA[Perhaps, a reason as to why people act in a duplicitous nature is...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/lily-learns-that-some-people-not-what-they-pretend-110027 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/lily-learns-that-some-people-not-what-they-pretend-110027 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:17:40 PST <![CDATA[Lily learns that some people are not what they pretend to be in The...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/lily-learns-that-some-people-not-what-they-pretend-110027 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/lily-learns-that-some-people-not-what-they-pretend-110027 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:19:29 PST <![CDATA[what are 3-4 Female qualities the author emphasizes in her book and what...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/what-3-4-female-qualities-author-emphasizes-her-107547 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/what-3-4-female-qualities-author-emphasizes-her-107547 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:14:48 PST <![CDATA[cause july isnt a name, while may april june and august are actual...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/understood-why-parents-august-boatwright-named-87081 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/understood-why-parents-august-boatwright-named-87081 Fri, 9 Oct 2009 17:28:19 PST <![CDATA[What is the rising action, falling action and climax in "The Secret Life...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/what-rising-action-falling-action-climax-secret-105687 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/what-rising-action-falling-action-climax-secret-105687 Tue, 6 Oct 2009 18:23:48 PST <![CDATA[There are many literary elements in this book, and the most powerful...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/what-literary-elemnts-this-story-quot-secret-life-58863 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/what-literary-elemnts-this-story-quot-secret-life-58863 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:04:26 PST <![CDATA[In an interview that is included at the end of the Penguin edition of...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/why-did-kidd-choose-set-her-novel-about-lily-owens-71511 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/why-did-kidd-choose-set-her-novel-about-lily-owens-71511 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:59:07 PST <![CDATA[This is an important question. It is a good idea to pay attention to the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/how-does-quote-beginning-chapter-12-relate-lilys-97449 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/how-does-quote-beginning-chapter-12-relate-lilys-97449 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:44:32 PST <![CDATA[How does the quote at the beginning of chapter 12 relate to Lily's anguish?]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/how-does-quote-beginning-chapter-12-relate-lilys-97449 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/how-does-quote-beginning-chapter-12-relate-lilys-97449 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:38:50 PST <![CDATA[Rosaleen gets to vote, for one thing, something she has been struggling...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/what-happens-rosaleen-97061 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/what-happens-rosaleen-97061 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:33:46 PST <![CDATA[What happens to Rosaleen?]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/what-happens-rosaleen-97061 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/what-happens-rosaleen-97061 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:05:46 PST <![CDATA[It is explored through the realization of her guilt of killing her...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/novel-secret-life-bees-how-issues-responsibility-213 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/novel-secret-life-bees-how-issues-responsibility-213 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:57:11 PST