The Secret Life of Bees

1. The Secret Life of Bees By: Sue Monk Kidd.

2. Sue Monk Kidd.

3. Characters • Lily Owens • Rosaleen • T. Ray Owens • August Boatwright • May Boatwright • June Boatwright • Zach • Neil http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hUsQ5Alxog

4. Protagonist: Lily Owens • A young fourteen year old girl who works her hardest to find the lost roots to her mother. Finds danger, anguish, and heartbreak to unlock the secrets of her past. Lily takes an adventure to save Rosaleen’s life and runs into a rush of her past that her father didn’t think to mention. Lily soon finds that she has not one mother but four incredible mothers who love and care for her.

5. Antagonist: T. Ray Owens • T. Ray, a man whose heartache had made him a loose cannon. T. Ray is a man who doesn’t like to be the talk of the crowd or even to talk at all. Even on Lily’s birthday he chooses to ignore. When Lily runs away from him he goes on a crazy journey to find her. T. Ray goes to take her away from her sanctuary and finds that she found love when her father wouldn’t give it to her.

6. August Boatwright