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The Secret Life of Bees Symbolism of Bees/Honey The Secret Life of Bees Symbolism of Bees/Honey By Georgia LaLuzerne, William Griffith, Ella Taggart, Mitch Kern, and Riley Williams

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Page 1: The Secret Life of Bees Symbolism of Bees/Honey The Secret Life of Bees Symbolism of Bees/Honey By Georgia LaLuzerne, William Griffith, Ella Taggart, Mitch

The Secret Life of BeesSymbolism of Bees/Honey

The Secret Life of BeesSymbolism of Bees/Honey

By Georgia LaLuzerne, William Griffith,

Ella Taggart, Mitch Kern, and Riley Williams

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The Secret Life of BeesSymbolism of Bees/Honey

Bee Epigraphs

• Each chapter begins with an epigraph• Epigraph relates and/or foreshadows to

events in the chapter• For example…

– Chapter 1: “The queen, for her part, is the unifying force of the community; if she is removed from the hive, the workers very quickly sense her absence. After a few hours, or even less, they show unmistakable signs of queenlessness.” (pg. 1)

• Talks about workers missing the queen• Represents Lily missing her mother

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The Secret Life of BeesSymbolism of Bees/Honey

Send Messages

• Guides– Bees in the jar, Lily is trapped– Bees leave the jar, telling Lily to leave– Honey leads her to Boatwright's

• Help with decision making process• Clue to mom

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Boatwright Bees

• Bees at the Boatwright's teach life lessons– Life, death, community

• Beekeeping teaches Lily responsibility

• Boatwright house is like a beehive– All women– Queen bee (August) keeps things in

order

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Calendar Sisters/Bees

• August – The Queen Bee– Takes care of her family (the hive)– Oversees honey-making

• June – The Mourner Bee– Plays cello for the dead– Everything in life is so serious

• May – The Worker Bee– Short life– Weight of the world (the hive)

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Queen Bee

• Various Queen Bees:• Lily’s mother Deborah

– Sylvan/Peach farm

• August– Tiburon/Boatwright house

• Black Mary– Daughters of Mary

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Honey

• Life is always sweeter with a little honey…– Honey represents the good things in life

• Represents important things in life• Healing• Hope