The Secret Life of Bees Group at eNotes http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/group The latest discussion, including questions and answers, from the The Secret Life of Bees Group at eNotes. Tue, 3 Nov 2009 19:25:25 en-us <![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 <![CDATA[Because Zach is African-American and Lilly is Caucasian, their...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/how-would-you-describe-zach-lillys-relationship-89789 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/how-would-you-describe-zach-lillys-relationship-89789 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:45:45 PST <![CDATA[How would you describe Zach and Lilly's relationship?  Put into context...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/how-would-you-describe-zach-lillys-relationship-89789 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/how-would-you-describe-zach-lillys-relationship-89789 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:52:59 PST <![CDATA[Readers learn that the Boatwright women are named after these...]]> 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 Tue, 2 Jun 2009 08:26:37 PST <![CDATA[I understood why the parents of August Boatwright named her daughters...]]> 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 Mon, 1 Jun 2009 11:58:29 PST <![CDATA[August is brave and motherly for many reasons.  She takes in Lily and...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/how-do-words-brave-motherly-describe-august-secret-85509 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/how-do-words-brave-motherly-describe-august-secret-85509 Sun, 24 May 2009 07:15:46 PST <![CDATA[How do the words brave and motherly describe August in The Secret Life...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/how-do-words-brave-motherly-describe-august-secret-85509 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/how-do-words-brave-motherly-describe-august-secret-85509 Sat, 23 May 2009 21:58:37 PST <![CDATA[The Secret Life of Bees is certainly a particularly "American"...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/how-does-novel-secret-life-bees-relate-american-85461 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life-bees/q-and-a/how-does-novel-secret-life-bees-relate-american-85461 Sat, 23 May 2009 13:12:25 PST