Sunday, December 28, 2014

What quotes show growth or change in the character of Rosaleen in The Secret Life of Bees?

You might like to focus on the way in which Rosaleen moves
in the narrative from being a fugitive from the law, oppressed and beaten for trying to
stand up for her rights, to being an accepted and love member of a black household where
she is valued for her skills in cooking. The way in which Rosaleen starts off sleeping
in the shed outside and then moves in with May and then finally has May's room to
herself strongly suggests this, as does the increasing familiarity and friendship that
she has with August, May and June. Note how they are described in Chapter 11 as they
prepare for Mary Day:


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When I got to the kitchen, there were August,
June, and Rosaleen, dusted with flour, baking these small one-layer cakes the size of
honey buns. They were singing while they worked, singing like the Supremes, like the
Marvelettes, like the Crystals wiggling their butts to "Da Doo Ron
Ron."



The way in which
Rosaleen is presented as working with August and June on grounds of complete equality
and familiarity indicates the way that she has changed in her character from being an
outsider to finally having somewhere to call home where she can be nurtured, loved and
valued for who she is.

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