Characterization of Secret Life of Bees

Lily: “I lay in bed and thought about dying and going to be with my mother in paradise.” Pg. 3

Lily: “My hair was constantly going off in eleven wrong directions” Pg. 3

Lily: “My first and only memory of my mother was the day she died” Pg. 5

T. Ray: “’Goddamn it, Lily, this aint funny.’” Pg. 4

T. Ray: “’You wake me up again, Lily, and I’ll get out the Martha Whites, you hear me?’” Pg. 5

T. Ray: “I was peeled away by T. Ray” Pg. 7

Rosaleen: “Rosaleen knew less about fashion than T. Ray”

Rosaleen: “’ You don’t need to go to some high-falutin school to get charm.” Pg. 10

Rosaleen: “’ You’re charming enough,’” Pg.9