Sunday, May 11, 2014
August's correlation to Lily
In the early chapters of the book Lily expressed how much she wished she had a mother, to teach her how to act like a lady. Obviously Rosaleen can't teach her how to act like a lady, which is why I believe that August fulfills this role for Lily. In chapter five when August takes Lily out to the Bee yard, August teaches her about "Bee Etiquette" which can also be translated to human Etiquette, this makes it seem like Lily has found a mother like figure to teach her how to act. Does anyone else agree with this?
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I think you're right about August taking the role of Lily's mother in the book, but like we talked about in class I feel like August isn't taking the role of being "the queen bee" for Lily. I would agree with what Alex said in class about there being a line between a mother figure for Lily and a queen bee figure, which is something Lily might be filling herself.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with what you are saying. Rosaleen doesn't have the same attitude or way of life that Lily's mother did. Rosaleen is more "country" and not as proper as Lily's mother was described as. Her mother seemed more proper. Which definitely lines up with how August is treating Lily. Taking her in and teaching her about the Bee Etiquette are just a few examples of how August is taking the motherly role.
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