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Hello fellow earthlings ! I have returned as I was assigned to write a reflection about the Secret Life Of Bees novel .

                     Okay, after finally finish reading the novel what surprise me that the novel contain like a lot morals and deeds that the human kind can take heed . But on this case , I'm just going to tell a little bit about it . The thing I learned about this novel is relationships could make your life a better one and it clearly show how important it is in this novel . I love how the relationship between Lily and August had pushed me into reading this novel until the end . How the writer show that Lily is in desperate need of a mother and child relationship really show me how one need a motherly love . We can see through how Lily and August relationship build up really touched my heart . The relationship between Lily and June also caught my attention , it is an example of how a person could change in time , how June finally make a loving relationship with Lily . Not to mention the lovely bond between June and Neil build up through out the novel was an exciting moment for me .

                 What I enjoyed about this novel is how it show the lives of the African american during the 1960s . This novel have teach me a lot about their culture and lifestyle during that period of time , it also gave me an image  of  how racial discrimination and racism is a horrible and cancerous thing that should be banned and not practiced in this world . The hardship of Rosaleen enduring the beating of the white people at South Carolina only because she was protecting herself and the incident where Zach got jailed for the crime that he did not commit show me that racism is a no go . This teaches me that all person whether your race , skin and culture should be treated equally and have the same rights. I also admired the strong will of Zach when he got out of jail and said that he became more ambitious to become a lawyer . This kind of attitude can keep me going further in this harsh world.

               The usage of quotes at the beginning of every chapter have caught my interest . At first I thought that the quotes were just to decorate the novel but what shocked me is that it have a connection to the chapter . For example , at chapter 9 , the quote is about the death of the queen bee will lead to mess in the hive , it reflects the chapter about Lily life without a mother , how she could not be a proper lady without her mother . This clever usage of quotes have opened my eyes about the beauty of writing novels.

             Regardless of all the nonsense I have wrote above , I would like to recommend others to read this wonderful masterpiece . This novel will open your views about the world and will teach you many good things beside the girly lifestyle of Lily which really bug me off . 

That’s all for my entry. I hope you guys can also share your thoughts and opinion about the novel. Please feel free to leave your comments!