Reflection Time !

Hey guys! Have you guys finished the Secret Life of Bees? Yes? No? Okay, since I’ve already finished reading the whole novel (I’m very happy to finally finished it) for today’s entry I am going to share with you guys the things that I’ve learnt from the story and what I like and dislike about it.

Actually, there are so many things that I’ve learnt from the story but I’ll just share the things that really hit me. First of all, the thing that I’ve learnt from the novel is it is important to have courage and resilience in our life. You know, life is full of challenges and obstacles. No matter how strong we are, there will be times when we will fall, there are times when we will be low and there are times when we feel we are at the worst part of life. But, without courage and resilience, how can we stand up again? How are we able to stand on our feet and start running again? We need these two things to be strong and spread our wings to fly again. In the novel, Lily who was only 14 at that time had a very strong heart and courage to change her way of living- being coward to being brave, being secretive and scared of the world to being open and strong. This part of Lily really taught me a lot about the importance of courage and resilience in life. Second, unity. As a Malaysian who live in country that have a diversity of races and religions, I am always aware about the importance of unity. We must learn to respect and accept other races’ customs and beliefs and try to understand them. The discrimination if African American in that were potrayed in The Secret Life of Bees really shows the need of unity in a community or society. The last thing I’ve learnt from the novel is love. Everyone needs love because without love, there will be no ties and relationships. From the novel, I learnt that it is a need to love and care for one another, no matter we are friends, families or even strangers. It really touched my heart how August loved and cared for Lily very much even though she didn’t know Lily very well at first and Lily is a white girl. This shows how love can unite people in the world regardless the skin colour and blood ties.

Next, what I really love and enjoy about The Secret Life of Bees is the positive values and messages that the author tried to instil in the mind of readers such as unity, love between family members, bravery, courage, resilience and more. The storyline is very complex and unexpectable. This is why I found the story very unique and uncliched. You can’t never imagine and expect how the story will be next. The author also has her own unique way of writing when she related every chapter with the life of bees where we can gain knowledge about the bees life and how the community of bees connect and communicate with each other while producing their honey. However, there are also some things that I quite disagree and dislike about the novel. One of them is the storyline is very slow even though it is interesting. There are so many unimportant events that took place in the novel. It kind of make me feel bored while reading it. Also, I kind of dislike this novel because it is not my type. I usually read horror, mystery and teenagers novels so that’s why I found this novel quite boring and dull.

Regardless of all these negative thoughts of mine, I really want to recommend others to read this book especially my little brothers and sister. This is because I think this kind of novel will open their minds about the world outside and help them discover and explore more about life. They can also learn about the cultures of the western. The story is also captivating and interesting for others to read and enjoy during their leisure time as it can improve and enhance your current knowledge about the world and also BEES. Besides, people can learn a lot from the moral values in the story and instil them in our lifestyle and mindset.

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! J