Chains Questions on Bees

Chains

In Laurie Halse Anderson's Chains, bees symbolize Isabel's internal struggles, representing her feelings of depression, confusion, and her longing for escape and rebellion. Bees become active and...

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Chains

Some of the motifs in Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson are the bees, which represent Isabel's unclear thinking, and the "I"-shaped scar on Isabel's face.

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