Back (by popular demand - right?) with no further technical difficulties in sight is your next blogging opportunity! We are going to do things a little differently this time around. Read your directions carefully.
1. At the end of this post, I will ask a discussion question. The first individual to respond to this post will cut and paste that question into their comment box.
2. Then the student will answer that question very thoroughly using examples from their own life and examples in the novel.
3. Finally, the student is responsible for writing a different discussion question at the bottom of their comment box. Use your knowledge of The SLB through Ch.13 to ask your question. Also, use your notes on the characteristics of discussion questions and the example below to help you form a quality question. You will be graded on your response and your question. Read the previous questions to ensure that your question is original.
4. All students will read this post and all the comments made in response. Students will only answer the last discussion question in the line of comments. Answer only the LAST QUESTION posted in the COMMENTS. Students must follow directions to receive credit.
5. Enjoy!
QUESTION for the first student to respond:
Sue Monk Kidd takes several pages at the end of Chapter 13 to describe the moment Lily sees the picture of herself as a baby with her mother tenderly feeding her. Lily believes that May "must've made it to heaven" and told Deborah Fontanel Owens that her daughter was in need of a sign to "let [Lily] know [she] was loved" (Kidd 276). Do you believe in "signs" that send messages of comfort or warning or maybe even messages that help you make the right decision?
Mrs. Flores writes...
ReplyDeleteI thought I would start us off to model my expectations for you. Notice: First, I cut and pasted the question, then answered the question thoroughly and finally asked a different question.
Question (cut and pasted) Sue Monk Kidd takes several pages at the end of Chapter 13 to describe the moment Lily sees the picture of herself as a baby with her mother tenderly feeding her. Lily believes that May "must've made it to heaven" to tell Deborah Fontanel Owens that her daughter is in need of a sign to "let [Lily] know [she] is loved" (Kidd 276). Do you believe in "signs" that send messages of comfort or warning or maybe even messages that help you make the right decision?
Response: Shortly after the end of my junior year in high school, I was struggling to make a final decision on where I would attend college. Aspiring to be a writer, most likely a journalist, I was considering New York University, Columbia University, and the University of Texas. But while visiting a friend in College Station, I completely fell in love with Texas A&M University, its rich tradition and the unrivaled Spirit of Aggieland. I kissed away a future at a highly-esteemed journalism program for the chance to become an Aggie. Prayerful about my decision and hoping for some assurance that I was making the right choice, I saw a beautiful rainbow the day I received my acceptance letter from A&M. It was just the sign I needed to know that I was making one of the best decisions of my life.
So many times throughout the years, I have received little signs. Sometimes those signs are encouraging words from a friend or family member. Other times, elements of nature will comfort me or guide me. I feel certain that I've missed some signs along the way as well. But, like Lily, I am blessed by the messages I do recognize and continue to be open to simple, yet seraphic signs.
New question:
While August and June mourn the death of their sister May, Lily misses the “ordinary, routine life” in which she spent her days “pouring wax into a candle mold or repairing a broken hive box. Kneeling between August and June for evening prayers to Our Lady” (Kidd 215). Is it important that people take time to mourn? Why or why not? What are the aspects of your daily routine that you would miss if your schedule was altered in this manner?
Joey Kane,
ReplyDeleteYes, it is important for people to mourn because it helps them think over and process what has happen. Mourning is a good way to let go off the person or thing that died in a slow process so the are not rushed.
If my schedule was altered i would miss not having time just to sit down and not do anything. I normally would come home from school a watch some tv but if my schedule was altered I would not be able to do that and that would stink because my parents would not let me do that and I would have to do all the stuff they are doing untill they are felling better.
David Porter
ReplyDeleteOriginal Question:Sue Monk Kidd takes several pages at the end of Chapter 13 to describe the moment Lily sees the picture of herself as a baby with her mother tenderly feeding her. Lily believes that May "must've made it to heaven" and told Deborah Fontanel Owens that her daughter was in need of a sign to "let [Lily] know [she] was loved" (Kidd 276). Do you believe in "signs" that send messages of comfort or warning or maybe even messages that help you make the right decision?
Response:I do and dont, i belive that if we pray to God, he will point us in the direction that HE wants us to go and he will give you a sign to show what to do or what not to do. In the book, Lily was"praying" to her mother to send her a sign of love, which eventually showed but it took some time.
New Question: Why does Lily choose to wait for a sign of love from her mother instead of going ahead and believeing that her mother loves her?
Mallory Wyatt
ReplyDeleteWhile August and June mourn the death of their sister May, Lily misses the “ordinary, routine life” in which she spent her days “pouring wax into a candle mold or repairing a broken hive box. Kneeling between August and June for evening prayers to Our Lady” (Kidd 215). Is it important that people take time to mourn? Why or why not? What are the aspects of your daily routine that you would miss if your schedule was altered in this manner?
I think it is important for people to mourn their loss for as long as it takes, but I don't think they should let it take over their life. I mean, the person who passed away would probably want to have a positive impact on whomever they left behind. I'm not saying that they should completely forget who has died, but, just be optimistic, which is what the person who died would have wanted for them.
If I took the route that August and June did, I wouldn't be able to stand it. I would feel like I was missing out on so much, and that I wouldn't be living life to its full potential. I think that stopping the whole world just because someone died would not help the recovery process at all, because I would just be lingering on death.
New Question:
After Lily is forgiven by August for lying about her identity and Rosaleen's, There is a quote on the first page of chapter 13:
"A worker (bee) is just over a centimeter long and weighs only about sixty milligrams; nevertheless, she can fly with a load heavier than herself." (Kidd 257)
After Lily's hard life, how does this quote relate to her?
Question:While August and June mourn the death of their sister May, Lily misses the “ordinary, routine life” in which she spent her days “pouring wax into a candle mold or repairing a broken hive box. Kneeling between August and June for evening prayers to Our Lady” (Kidd 215). Is it important that people take time to mourn? Why or why not? What are the aspects of your daily routine that you would miss if your schedule was altered in this manner?
ReplyDeleteResponse: I think that it is important for a person to mourn after a time of tragedy. It is bad for someone to take the deep, intense emotions that can occur after the death of a loved one or other severe, life-altering events and shove the down inside. Mourning can last a long time and can also impact the person's daily life. A person's daily routines could be pushed aside for time to stay at home and recover. Going to work could be impossible and the idea of having to talk to people is uncomfortable.For me,I would miss the interaction with other people and the feeling of being isolated.Lily's reaction to the news of her mother is hard for her to take in and process. She felt guilt and sadness and coped in a way that helped her.
New question:
What importance does Lily's relationship with Zach have to the book? How does it affect her?
Amy Jorgensen Block 6th
Maddie Siegrist
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Question (copied and pasted):While August and June mourn the death of their sister May, Lily misses the “ordinary, routine life” in which she spent her days “pouring wax into a candle mold or repairing a broken hive box. Kneeling between August and June for evening prayers to Our Lady” (Kidd 215). Is it important that people take time to mourn? Why or why not? What are the aspects of your daily routine that you would miss if your schedule was altered in this manner?
Response: It is important for people to take a break out of their daily life and mourn every once in a while. Whenever a family member or someone/something that is important to you is lost, you cannot force yourself to hold in the feelings that need to be released. Sometimes we just need a couple of days to be alone and think things through before we can return to our daily schedule. If we don't allow ourselves this time, some of us start to become depressed or start to change, and not always for the better.
If my schedule was altered in this manner, I would miss the family dinners. I would miss going to my friend's house a couple of times during the week and going on walks down by the lake. The lazy days where you just hang out and watch TV or go on the computer would also be missed. But, like Lily's life, things would eventually fall back into the normal, daily routine.
New Question:
Whenever August and Lily sat down and talked about her mother, Lily said, "The part I will never figure out is why she married him[T. Ray]." August told Lily that she didn't think T. Ray was always like he is now. She said Deborah "loved the fact he was decorated in the war" and how "he was so brave, she thought". August told Lily that Deborah "said he treated her like a princess" (Kidd 248).Were you surprised to learn that T. Ray used to be different, that once he truly loved Deborah? How do you think Deborah's leaving affected him? Did it shed any light on why T. Ray was so cruel and abusive to Lily? Have you lost someone or something that has caused a change in you?
Hunter Graviett
ReplyDeleteSue Monk Kidd takes several pages at the end of Chapter 13 to describe the moment Lily sees the picture of herself as a baby with her mother tenderly feeding her. Lily believes that May "must've made it to heaven" and told Deborah Fontanel Owens that her daughter was in need of a sign to "let [Lily] know [she] was loved" (Kidd 276). Do you believe in "signs" that send messages of comfort or warning or maybe even messages that help you make the right decision?
When I was about ten or eleven years old my family and I went on a vacation to Branson, Missouri and to visit my dad's family in Oran, Missouri. While we were driving through Fayetteville, Arkansas we saw the end of a rainbow going straight down into the barn and on the other side of the road there in the field was the end of another rainbow just ending in the field. People always say that you can never find the end of a rainbow but we found two of them. There is also a myth where if you do find the end of the rainbow you will find a stash of gold. It was a sign of hope, success, and wisdom that would come among me in the future. Also a rainbow is said to be a promise from God that he would never flood the Earth again. I believe that was sent to tell me that God will never flood my life with sin, stress, and pressure ,and to always believe. I have been successful since then and I believe it was a sign to never give up or give in. Just like Lily, she recieved the sign of the Black Mary from her mother's belongings in the attic of her house. It was a sign for her to run away and to meet the Month sisters. It was a sign from her mother telling her there was a better life there for her.
In Chapter 13 August says a prayer," What is bound will be unbound. What is cast down will be lifted up. This is the promise of Our Lady" (Kidd 228). What is bound for you that will one day be lifted? Give an example of something in your life that has been unbound. Have you ever felt bound in a situation? explain.
Kayle Schmidt
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New question:
While August and June mourn the death of their sister May, Lily misses the “ordinary, routine life” in which she spent her days “pouring wax into a candle mold or repairing a broken hive box. Kneeling between August and June for evening prayers to Our Lady” (Kidd 215). Is it important that people take time to mourn? Why or why not? What are the aspects of your daily routine that you would miss if your schedule was altered in this manner?
Response:
With the death of their sister, August and June take time to mourn. My grandfather psted away in 2006 to lung cancer. Our family is from Florida, which made it hard to be with other family members in comfort with our time to mourn. We realized that all we had was each other to rely on until the apropriate amount of time it took to remember the way the things used to be. I know that if I did not mourn in the passing of my grandfather, i would have had a harder time getting acustom to life without him. I therefore believe that it is very normal to mourn in the loss of a family member, family pet or any beloved thing.
If my daily routine was altered in by a death. I believe that I would miss everything that i was used to before the change. A disturbance in daily life can throw everything you do in a different direction. I think that your daily activities would be altered, just as much as your attitude, emotions, views of life, the way you view yourself, the way anything can make you feel and the way you project yourself onto daily obsticales. The way you are would be chnaging in front of your eyes.
New Question:
With Lilly just now learning about her mother and how she used to be before she died. She is developing an idea about the way her mother would act as a child in her home and as she was older. Is ther ever a time where you wanted to find out about the way someone you know, acted in life? What did you want to find out and why? Did finding out the truth, change the way you viewed that person?
David McDonald
ReplyDeleteWhile August and June mourn the death of their sister May, Lily misses the “ordinary, routine life” in which she spent her days “pouring wax into a candle mold or repairing a broken hive box. Kneeling between August and June for evening prayers to Our Lady” (Kidd 215). Is it important that people take time to mourn? Why or why not? What are the aspects of your daily routine that you would miss if your schedule was altered in this manner?
Response: It is important to mourn because it helps get over someone dying. I would miss my lunch period.
New Question:
How does visiting with friends help you get over someone dying?
Noreena Khan
ReplyDeleteQuestion:
While August and June mourn the death of their sister May, Lily misses the “ordinary, routine life” in which she spent her days “pouring wax into a candle mold or repairing a broken hive box. Kneeling between August and June for evening prayers to Our Lady” (Kidd 215). Is it important that people take time to mourn? Why or why not? What are the aspects of your daily routine that you would miss if your schedule was altered in this manner?
In the novel, it is very important for August and June to mourn for their sister May. Lily misses the ordinary routine that used to happen around the house. Indeed, it is important to mourn for your loved ones because it shows them loyalty and respect. It shows the person that you really did care for them even if they believed you didn't. If my schedule was altered in this manner, I would miss the person in general. I would miss seeing them and being able to communicate with them as well.
New Question: In Chapter 13, Lily tries to commfort herself "Sleep, Lily. Please, just go to sleep." This shows how Lily couldn't handle all the information August was giving her. In your opinnion do you believe that Lily was happy or sad about what she learned about her mother? Use evidence from Chapter 12 as well.
Bailey Farmer
ReplyDeleteSue Monk Kidd takes several pages at the end of Chapter 13 to describe the moment Lily sees the picture of herself as a baby with her mother tenderly feeding her. Lily believes that May "must've made it to heaven" and told Deborah Fontanel Owens that her daughter was in need of a sign to "let [Lily] know [she] was loved" (Kidd 276). Do you believe in "signs" that send messages of comfort or warning or maybe even messages that help you make the right decision?
Response: I do believe in the signs, whether they are little or big, they still give you that gut feeling to make a decision. I used to be a gymnast. Thats all i would, was gymnastics. I loved everything about the sport; the sore muscles, dangerous tricks, ripped hands, chalky hands, the bruises, the falls, and the stressful competition. I also loved all the good things that came out of it too. I loved it, but as the years went on, and as i got moved up to higher levels, i felt like i wasting doing the right thing, or wasting my time. I had this terrible feeling in my gut, and thought what if there is something else out there that can make me happier? It was risky and i was scared, I quit gymnastics the next week, worrying that i would miss it or regret it. The day after i quit, i ended up in a cheerleading gym. I didn't know that first day in the new that new place would mark the beginning of the best thing that has ever happened to me.
New question:
Lily cant't seem to deal with all this new depressing information that August told her about her mother. She explodes one night and throws honey jars against the wall as an act of anger. When something gets to you and makes you furious and to the point where you are about to explode, how do you do with it? Do you get abusive, quiet, sad, mad, or tired? What emotions tie into the way you feel and how you deal with it when something you don't like happens?
Colin Whitt
ReplyDeleteQuestion: Sue Monk Kidd takes several pages at the end of Chapter 13 to describe the moment Lily sees the picture of herself as a baby with her mother tenderly feeding her. Lily believes that May "must've made it to heaven" and told Deborah Fontanel Owens that her daughter was in need of a sign to "let [Lily] know [she] was loved" (Kidd 276). Do you believe in "signs" that send messages of comfort or warning or maybe even messages that help you make the right decision?
Response: This time of year is a stressful time for me because I must make a decision about which hockey team to tryout for. Player development, positive coaching and good team dynamics are important to me. I do believe in signs because when I chose the team that I played on last year we had a spring training camp. When i met all the guys on my future team we connected immediately, and I saw that as a sign of what was important to me. We were like puzzle, we all connected. I am now searching for some signs that will help me make my decision before tryouts which are held on June 26th.
I also believe that one can read signs and be very subjective with them. I know I was. I broke my wrist three times within 14 months and took that as I sign of maybe I chose the wrong sport, but clearly my love for hockey has overpowered my fear of broken bones. I
New Question: "where orchard mud and the moldy smell of peaches clung to T. Ray's boots" (Kidd 6). What smells remind you of your house?
Jenna Sullivan
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While August and June mourn the death of their sister May, Lily misses the “ordinary, routine life” in which she spent her days “pouring wax into a candle mold or repairing a broken hive box. Kneeling between August and June for evening prayers to Our Lady” (Kidd 215). Is it important that people take time to mourn? Why or why not? What are the aspects of your daily routine that you would miss if your schedule was altered in this manner?
I believe that it is important to take time to mourn, but to at the same time not let it take over your life. In the absence of a loved one who has been with you for your entire life until the point they have died, there are going to have to be adjustments and changes made under the time being because after such a huge thing has happened in you life things will not just return back to being totally normal. This is only healthy to do rather than to live in denial and block out the pain that is harboring inside. Towards the beginning of the year my dog, who was only eight years old, had to be put down because he had two torn ACL's on the back of his legs. I had him since kindergarten and before this I had never gone through a loss, even in my own family.I was very upset the first day then the next two days i just ignored it then i felt guilty. I believe if i went step-by-step in my grieving process I could have accepted the loss much easily.
In the Middle of chapter thirteen Sue Monk Kidd describes the symbolic cleansing of Our Lady. " see Lily, honey is a preservative. It seals over the cob in the hives to keep safe and pure so the bees can survive winter. When we bathe Our Lady in it, I guess you could say we're preserving her for another year, at least inside out hearts we're doing that" (Kidd 269).
When she describes the cleansing do you think she is also relating it to new beginnings each year for the daughters? Have you ever declared A new chapter in your life symbolically?
Sydney Dailey
ReplyDeleteQuestion: While August and June mourn the death of their sister May, Lily misses the “ordinary, routine life” in which she spent her days “pouring wax into a candle mold or repairing a broken hive box. Kneeling between August and June for evening prayers to Our Lady” (Kidd 215). Is it important that people take time to mourn? Why or why not? What are the aspects of your daily routine that you would miss if your schedule was altered in this manner?
Response: I think it takes time to mourn because you honor the dead by praying and hoping they rest in peace. Using signs like your mind to contact and pray to the spirit. My aspects of my daily routine would probably not go to school because i would miss my family member or friend that passed away, and it would be really hard to focus on my studies. Also not participating in dance because there is a lot of memorization to dancing and that would not feel good if I loss somebody I loved; it would be hard. My other aspect is also trying to say to myself "they are in a better place and are resting in peace" and trying to move on and think of other things. I know it was a great memory in the past, but if I hold on to that memory for so long then my emotions and my body language would be difficult. Even though it was a wonderful time, I would focus on other events happening right now and in the future.
I can relate to Lily how she was sad that May past away and felt that it was a strange day because May wasn't around and is no longer reuniting with her sister's, August and June. As they go on with their lives they will always think of May in their heart and how of a wonderful singing sister she was.
New Question: In Ch. 13, Sue Monk Kidd describes Lily being depressed as she describes herself "feeling like my body weighed two hundred pounds. Like somebody had backed the cement truck up to the honey house, swung the pipe over to my chest, and started pouring" (Kidd 257-258). How would you feel if someone poured honey over your chest as someone you know and love died? How would you accomplish this weak feeling inside you?
Anthony Meehan
ReplyDeleteBlog Assignment #3: While August and June mourn the death of their sister May, Lily misses the “ordinary, routine life” in which she spent her days “pouring wax into a candle mold or repairing a broken hive box. Kneeling between August and June for evening prayers to Our Lady” (Kidd 215). Is it important that people take time to mourn? Why or why not? What are the aspects of your daily routine that you would miss if your schedule was altered in this manner?
Why yes! It is very important to mourn, seeing as this is the only way most people can deal with the death of loved ones. Mourning helps people take in what has happened, accept it,and move on in their life. I mean seriously...Everyone dies some point in their life.
New Question: What does the quote at the beginng of chapter 13 means and what does it have to do with Lily?
Anthony Meehan
ReplyDeleteQ:Question: While August and June mourn the death of their sister May, Lily misses the “ordinary, routine life” in which she spent her days “pouring wax into a candle mold or repairing a broken hive box. Kneeling between August and June for evening prayers to Our Lady” (Kidd 215). Is it important that people take time to mourn? Why or why not? What are the aspects of your daily routine that you would miss if your schedule was altered in this manner?
It is very important that people mourn, because this process helps them accept the fact that they have just lost someone. Mourning would not be a big part in my day, because i know that everyone dies sometime.
New Question: What does the quote at the beginning of chapter 13 means and what does it have to do with Lily?
Emily Grabarkewitz
ReplyDeleteOriginal Question: In Ch. 13, Sue Monk Kidd describes Lily being depressed as she describes herself "feeling like my body weighed two hundred pounds. Like somebody had backed the cement truck up to the honey house, swung the pipe over to my chest, and started pouring" (Kidd 257-258). How would you feel if someone poured honey over your chest as someone you know and love died? How would you accomplish this weak feeling inside you?
Response:
It someone who I deeply loved or cared about died I would feel just like Lily lost and all alone in the world. I would probably be depressed for awhile. I think it would be insanely hard to overcome something like that, thankfully I have next had to experience something awful like this. However; I would overcome this feeling by praying to God to ask him to help me recover and ask for his strength. I would try to overcome this by remembering the positive qualities in the person and remember joyful times I shared with this person. Overall I think the only way to handle it is time and praying to God.
New Question: Why do you think T Ray did not put up a fight when Lily said she wanted to stay with August? Why did he just drive away? Do you think he truly wanted her, or do you think, because she looked so similar to her mother, he didn't want anything to do with her?
Madison Wolbert
ReplyDeleteSydney Dailey's question:
In Ch. 13, Sue Monk Kidd describes Lily being depressed as she describes herself "feeling like my body weighed two hundred pounds. Like somebody had backed the cement truck up to the honey house, swung the pipe over to my chest, and started pouring" (Kidd 257-258). How would you feel if someone poured cement over your chest as someone you know and love died? How would you accomplish this weak feeling inside you?
This question is very near to my heart because I have had people I love die. Recently, my friend Tayler passed away. I can relate to Lilly when she says she felt as if someone had poured cement on her. You have a heavy heart and it is hard to cope, but to "accomplish this weak feeling inside" me I thought back to good times and most importantly stayed close with her family and all our friends. That is what it tought me; to cherish the one's you have. It takes time but by having great people around you the cement starts to crack away little by little. Lilly also has supportive and understaning people around her so the weight of May's death or of the truth about her mother can slowly be lifted.
New Question: In Ch. 13 Lilly imagines "a statue of Mary with a wide-open door and, inside, all these people tucked away in the secret world of consolation" (Kidd 260). Lilly has just learned the unsettling truth about her mother and in rage, destroyed the honey house. Lilly seeks a place where she can be tucked away, hidden, loved and consoled. Who is your Mary, who do you go to when you want these same things? How is Lilly's image of Mary and this person similar?
Question: In Ch. 13, Sue Monk Kidd describes Lily being depressed as she describes herself "feeling like my body weighed two hundred pounds. Like somebody had backed the cement truck up to the honey house, swung the pipe over to my chest, and started pouring" (Kidd 257-258). How would you feel if someone poured honey over your chest as someone you know and love died? How would you accomplish this weak feeling inside you?
ReplyDeleteAnswer: When my sister died I felt like the world was coming to an end. It is a horrible feeling that most people go through their whole lives without feeling. You feel like you want to give up on life and that nothing will ever make you hole again, but you can't give up. It is very easy to and some people do. I watched my family and I go through her death and even though it was a terribly sad we grew stronger in our love for each other and it has brought us closer than we ever were before. We had to push through the sadness if we ever wanted to be happy again, and I feel like we did. Even though we will never see her again we will always remember her and love her.
New Question:In the book,Zack tells Lily that he is going to a white high school.What do you think that he feels about that? How would you feel if you were segregated from the rest of the school and what would you feel like if you were? Give real life examples.
Maeve Touhey
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If someone poured honey over my chest as someone I knew and loved died, I would feel exactly like Lily does then. Just like her, I would not know what do with that feeling. To accomplish this weak feeling inside me, I would go off into a secret/calm place and sort out my thoughts. I just hope I never have to feel that way.
New Question: In the Secret Life of Bees, why did the Daughters of Mary rub honey on Our Lady of Chains"? If you were the statue of Mary, how would you feel if you were rubbed with honey? Why?
Ashley Acker
ReplyDeleteNew Question: In Ch. 13, Sue Monk Kidd describes Lily being depressed as she describes herself "feeling like my body weighed two hundred pounds. Like somebody had backed the cement truck up to the honey house, swung the pipe over to my chest, and started pouring" (Kidd 257-258). How would you feel if someone poured honey over your chest as someone you know and love died? How would you accomplish this weak feeling inside you?
Response: I can relate to Lily feeling empty and alone because my mom to died when I was four years old and even though it's been many years since she passed away sometimes I feel sad and like the world is weighing me down. But when I feel sad, alone, and wishing that she was still here I just think about how amazing my life is now and how i have a wonderful family and that my life would be totally different if the incident hadn't happened. I love my life and everyone that's in it and whenever I think about that it makes the hurt hurt less.
New Question: In Chapter 13 after Lily told Rosaleen that her mother left Rosaleen tells her about how she already knew her mother had left she says, " When you told me that T. Ray said about your mother leaving you, I guess I knew then."(Kidd 205) Why do you think Rosaleen didn't tell Lily she already knew that her mother had left her? Would you have done the same thing?
Joey DePinto
ReplyDeleteQuestion: In Ch. 13, Sue Monk Kidd describes Lily being depressed as she describes herself "feeling like my body weighed two hundred pounds. Like somebody had backed the cement truck up to the honey house, swung the pipe over to my chest, and started pouring" (Kidd 257-258). How would you feel if someone poured honey over your chest as someone you know and love died? How would you accomplish this weak feeling inside you?
Response: I know from experience what it feels like to lose someone close that you love. I know the same weight described in the book. The feeling was a terrible feeling, for one, becauase I thought it would never go away. Also, I felt like the world was going to end. I'm not sure what Sydney meant in her question by "accomplish" the weak feeling, but I thought she was asking how I would deal with the weak feeling. I would deal with the feeling by blocking out the emotion and relieve my stress by doing relaxing.
New Question: In chapter 13, the epigram talks about how small a typical worker bee is, but it says that the bee can carry a load heavier than itself. Considering the epigram is relating someone from the story to the worker bee, who is the worker bee, and what is the "weight" that this character is carrying?
Allie Bridges
ReplyDeleteSydney Dailey's Question: In Ch. 13, Sue Monk Kidd describes Lily being depressed as she describes herself "feeling like my body weighed two hundred pounds. Like somebody had backed the cement truck up to the honey house, swung the pipe over to my chest, and started pouring" (Kidd 257-258). How would you feel if someone poured honey over your chest as someone you know and love died? How would you accomplish this weak feeling inside you?
Answer: Lily is feeling what everyone eventually feels. Crushed, heartbroken, overwhelmed, shocked, angry, and depressed. When you combine all those feelings together, you feel like you weigh 200 pounds. Dealing with this is hard, but mandatory. It is okay to cry. Like August states in chapter 12, page 238,
''It hurts. I know it does. Let it out. Just let it out." Then you have to change your perception. Think of the great fond memories you have had with this person that died. Think of how much better your life was with that person, and continue to live it. Page 210, "It's my time to die, and your time to live. Don't mess it up." Make them proud. Embrace what they taught you and use it. They were in your life for a reason; so figure that reason out and make use of it.
New question: We all know how much better Lily's life has been now that she has met August, May, and June, but how do you think
Rosaleen's life has changed? What were her positive results on meeting this family? Are there any negatives?
Hunter Klein
ReplyDeleteQ:Sue Monk Kidd describes Lily being depressed as she describes herself "feeling like my body weighed two hundred pounds. Like somebody had backed the cement truck up to the honey house, swung the pipe over to my chest, and started pouring" (Kidd 257-258). How would you feel if someone poured honey over your chest as someone you know and love died? How would you accomplish this weak feeling inside you?
R: The feeling would be like having liquid cement poured on your chest, heavy, dense and slow. It would be similar to a form of medieval execution where they would tie the man down and put a block of gold on his chest every day adding one. I felt this feeling when my grandfather died in 2005 I was really close with him and when he died I had an intoxicating feeling of loss. How I accomplished coming over this feeling was by talking about it with my dad and by thinking about him with my grandmother again.
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Why is it important emotionally, in characterization, and plot wise that T-Ray failed to remember Lily's favorite color?
Sydney Daily, Question: In Ch. 13, Sue Monk Kidd describes Lily being depressed as she describes herself "feeling like my body weighed two hundred pounds. Like somebody had backed the cement truck up to the honey house, swung the pipe over to my chest, and started pouring" (Kidd 257-258). How would you feel if someone poured honey over your chest as someone you know and love died? How would you accomplish this weak feeling inside you?
ReplyDeleteAs i have felt loss and pain before, I know the deep seeded feeling of mourn. For days on end the world seems nothing less, and a mental confusion will settle in on your life; You will periodically forget the loss you have just suffered, remember the loss, and then start the whole process of when you first knew about felt the loss. When you suffer losing a loved one breathing also becomes virtually impossible, your heart is stopped and broken. When dealing with the loss i use the quote from the book, " A worker bee is just over a centimeter long and weighs only about sixty milligrams; nevertheless, she can fly with a load heavier than herself. This shows that its in human nature to survive loss and keep on living, no matter how much extreme emotional pain it may cause us. Humans were born small but tough, with enough tenacity to take on most emotional losses we will find. In the end the pain suffered by being "poured on" is at many extremes, but with human's natural tenacity we move on to live our lives no matter how much we will suffer in the process.
New Question: "Every last person on the face of the earth makes mistakes, Lilly. Every last one. We're all so human. Your mother made a terrible mistake, but she tried to fix it."
How do you think August's words effect Lilly's view on her mother? How would you feel if you were in Lilly's position?
Jack Dastugue
Meredith Hope Period 1
ReplyDeleteQuestion: In Ch. 13, Sue Monk Kidd describes Lily being depressed as she describes herself "feeling like my body weighed two hundred pounds. Like somebody had backed the cement truck up to the honey house, swung the pipe over to my chest, and started pouring" (Kidd 257-258). How would you feel if someone poured honey over your chest as someone you know and love died? How would you accomplish this weak feeling inside you?
This would be very hard for me to overcome. The thought of someone very close to me passing away is heartbreaking. Similar to what Lily feels, the deep, heavy feeling of warm honey poured on me represents how I would feel if I lost someone dear to my heart. I can't imagine living with that pain and weakness inside of me. When I am sad about something or feel someone else's sadness, my heart sinks like an anchor, pulling me down. I have felt this kind of sadness before, but only for a short period of time, unlike Lily, who lives with her depression everyday.
New Question: Throughout the book, Lily keeps hoping and wanting for a sign of love from T-Ray. She gives him hints and clues, but he is too selfish and angry to realize this coming from Lily. Have you ever felt rejected or not loved from someone important, or have you been on the other side where you ignore someone else. How does it feel?
Lauren Earthman
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Question: In Ch. 13, Sue Monk Kidd describes Lily being depressed as she describes herself "feeling like my body weighed two hundred pounds. Like somebody had backed the cement truck up to the honey house, swung the pipe over to my chest, and started pouring" (Kidd 257-258). How would you feel if someone poured honey over your chest as someone you know and love died? How would you accomplish this weak feeling inside you?
Response: The emotion and pain that Lily felt was undescribable. I would feel motionless and guilty. Although her mother's death was an accident, Lily still felt like she was to blame for everything. If I were in Lily's situation, I would focus on the future, and know that I was with August and her family for a reason. Lily never really recieved a factual piece of information about what her mother thought about her. Instead of wallowing in this weak feeling, I would look ahead of the past and try to learn more.
New Question: In Chapter 13, Sue Monk Kidd describes Lily's thought when she sees the picture of her and her mother, "I didn't care about anything on this earth except the way her face was tipped toward mine, our noses just touching, how wide and gorgeous her smile was, like sparklers going off. She had fed me with a tiny spoon. She had rubbed her nose against mine and poured her light on my face" (Kidd275). How do you think this picture affected Lily's life? In this situation, how would you react if you recieved the information you were looking for?
Brittaney McCasin
ReplyDeleteNew Question: In Ch. 13, Sue Monk Kidd describes Lily being depressed as she describes herself "feeling like my body weighed two hundred pounds. Like somebody had backed the cement truck up to the honey house, swung the pipe over to my chest, and started pouring" (Kidd 257-258). How would you feel if someone poured honey over your chest as someone you know and love died? How would you accomplish this weak feeling inside you?
response: i havent havent had anyone that ive known in my family that has died, but I hav had friends whos loved grandparents has past away and I was there for them. I saw the pain and sadness in my friends eyes and i didnt know what to do. I tried to distract them and occupy them from their lost. If i had someone i loved pass away I would try to get my mind off it but still think of them and try to spend more time with my family knowing that i still have them in my life.
New Question: In Ch.13, lilly says "I didnt want to be angry. I told myself, your not angry.You dont have any right to be angry. what you did to your mother is a lot worse than what she did to you. but you cant talk yourself out of anger. Either your angry or youre not."(Kidd 259). Have you ever been so angry but didnt want to be because you knew it wouldnt fix anything?When have you had a time where you were so angry but was over it in a day but you thought you were going to be angry about this forever?
Sue Monk Kidd takes several pages at the end of Chapter 13 to describe the moment Lily sees the picture of herself as a baby with her mother tenderly feeding her. Lily believes that May "must've made it to heaven" and told Deborah Fontanel Owens that her daughter was in need of a sign to "let [Lily] know [she] was loved" (Kidd 276). Do you believe in "signs" that send messages of comfort or warning or maybe even messages that help you make the right decision?
ReplyDeleteYes, I do believe in “signs” they may come in all sorts of different packages and for all different things. It may be for something big or life changing or something small. They can help guide you to the road that you want to take. Another example of a sign is in the beginning of the book Lily herd something say “your jar is open” this symbolically meant to give her the hint that she could run away, if she wanted to. If she never did, then she would have never met the calendar sisters, Zach, and the daughters of Mary. This changed her life just from this one sign. Signs may come to tell you what to do, help you out, or simply tell you what’s right. It may not always seem the best thing to do, but it will always be the right thing to do.
Do you think June would have ever had the courage to say yes to getting married with Neil, if it wasn’t for May’s comment in her letter it’s your time to live? Why or why not?
Chloe Walker
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Connor Lane Block 4
ReplyDeleteSue Monk Kidd takes several pages at the end of Chapter 13 to describe the moment Lily sees the picture of herself as a baby with her mother tenderly feeding her. Lily believes that May "must've made it to heaven" and told Deborah Fontanel Owens that her daughter was in need of a sign to "let [Lily] know [she] was loved" (Kidd 276). Do you believe in "signs" that send messages of comfort or warning or maybe even messages that help you make the right decision?
I do agree that life sends us little messages that help us make the right decision. Last summer i switched flute teachers, which was one of the best decisions i've made. Throughout taking lessons with my old teacher, i saw serious red flags that told me i needed to do something about this. When i finally switched teachers, i could never have been happier. Thus concluding life was telling me that it was ready for a change.
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Why do you think T. Ray only got mad the 2nd time Lily's mom left?
Conner Combs
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Question: In Ch. 13, Sue Monk Kidd describes Lily being depressed as she describes herself "feeling like my body weighed two hundred pounds. Like somebody had backed the cement truck up to the honey house, swung the pipe over to my chest, and started pouring" (Kidd 257-258). How would you feel if someone poured honey over your chest as someone you know and love died? How would you accomplish this weak feeling inside you?
Response: Like Lily in this situation, I lost someone I loved, and I had trouble dealing with it. The way I went about it was, in some ways, the same as Lily. At times I loved and mourned over the one I lost, and at times I hated them for leaving me. My grandfather used to come to every one of my games, whether it was basbeall, football, basketball, or whatever, he was there. To lose him was a terrible feeling. My only way to beat the sadness inside me was not to forget him, but remeber all of the times he was there for me. When he was cheering for me in the stands, and the hugs he gave me after my games knowing that I could always count on someone to pick me up afterwards. Some people try to forget that person to get them off your mind, but why not cherish all of the great times you spent with them. Why would you want to forget that? The main thing to do after losing someone, just like Lly, is to talk to someone close about it. I had to talk to my paerents for a while and just get what I was feeling off of mu chest. I had felt just like Lily, like my feelings weighed me down, "like somebody had backed the cement truck up to the honey house, swung the pipe over to my chest, and started pouring" (Kidd 257-258). After I talked about it, it seemed as if the honey was evaporated and my feelings were not overwhelming me. I was able to breathe, and most of all I was able to deal with the loss of my awesome grandfather.
New Question: When Lily's mother is killed she is trying to go retrieve her things and get Lily from Sylvan to bring back to Tibouron. As the story goes on Lily actually ends up in Tibouron and August states "I swear, it makes me think you were meant to find us." Do you think it was fate that Lily ended up in Tibouron? Do you believe this is where Lily belongs and should have been the whole time?
Joe Palazzo
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Question:In Ch. 13, Sue Monk Kidd describes Lily being depressed as she describes herself "feeling like my body weighed two hundred pounds. Like somebody had backed the cement truck up to the honey house, swung the pipe over to my chest, and started pouring" (Kidd 257-258). How would you feel if someone poured honey over your chest as someone you know and love died? How would you accomplish this weak feeling inside you?
Response:I would probably feel overwhelmed with sorrow. I have never had it happen personally yet in my life, but I can imagine that it would be devastating to me. I can't imagine what my life would be without someone like my Mom, Dad, siblings, or a good friend. They help me in many ways in my life and a part of me would be missing.
I would accomplish this weak feeling inside of me by remembering all of the good that they did for me as well as others. Depending on the person, if they lived well, then I would attempt to adopt their way of life as my own to keep them living inside of me. I would want to always have them in mind and for them to know that I would be doing all that I could in their name.
New Question: Lily finds herself very angry towards the beginning of the chapter. "I picked up one of the honey jars and hurled it as hard as I could. It missed black Mary's head by inches and smashed against the back wall" (Kidd 259). What would you do when faced with this anger and sorrow? What would be some ways that you could lessen these feelings of loss?
Jackie Kline
ReplyDeleteQuestion: In Ch. 13, Sue Monk Kidd describes Lily being depressed as she describes herself "feeling like my body weighed two hundred pounds. Like somebody had backed the cement truck up to the honey house, swung the pipe over to my chest, and started pouring" (Kidd 257-258). How would you feel if someone poured honey over your chest as someone you know and love died? How would you accomplish this weak feeling inside you?
Response: This question is a bit strange in a sence because Kidd is using this metaphore as a way she feels inside and the question states "How would you deal with this week feeling inside you?" Personaly I think that the question should be how would you deal with a loss similar to lily's, aslo how would you feel and what would you do about it. to answer the original question I would have to say that if i felt strongly about a situation such as Lily's i would have to tell someone about it. I would need to confront my feelings to someone so i could filter my thoughts and know what i need to do about the situation. I can relate to this feeling, a heavy feeling in your chest thats forcing your heart into your stomach, on the verge of tears but not yet being able to cry and an awful sensation in your stomach that feels as if your whole life is coming down and it's all your doing. Yes i can relate to this, but to deal with the situation i might need to know spacificly what it was. For anything that made me feel like that i would have to not keep thoes emotions bottled up. I think that everyone needs to confide in someone somehow other wise they hold things in too long and hold a grudge on it till it eats on them inside out and makes them become somthing there not all because they never talked to someone about it, or they just never could find someone to tell.
New Question: in Ch. 10, Sue Monk Kidd is telling about when they found May. "River reeds clung to her hair braids. I looked away. I knew then. May was dead."(Kidd 193). Has there ever been a time in your life when something so incredible so stunning that it takes you more than that second to really understand what had just happened? Describe that time and what you felt like when that moment hit you and you understood what was happening.
Summer Meacham
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I actually do have a relationship with this question. My grandmother, Charlotte, died in November of 2008. I had a feeling of concrete being poured over me in a way. She died of cancer, an unfortunate yet courageous battle. We were very close. So close, in fact, I think it's relevant to say that we were both born on March 8. Because of that, I've always felt a special bond with her. There was this one vacation we (my family) had planned on going with her over the summer. She, however, wasn't feeling so well. My parents told her to stay home and go to the doctor. It's sad to think that that would have been her last vacation with us. When I found out she had cancer, of course I was worried, but I figured she would be alright. I figured this was all just a misunderstanding of fate and that it would be over soon. As she got worse I still didn't start thinking about the worst to come. I was still thinking about all the survivors out there in the world. I believed that she would become one of them. She lived far away in Alabama, so we didn't visit often. Unfortunately, when we got the chance to go and see her, I had a cheerleading competition. Since I convinced myself that she would make it until at least Christmas, I figured I could see her again before she passed. My brothers and cousins went though, and took pictures with her and sent them to me. At the time, I didn't realize that that was the last time I could have seen her. She passed about a week before Thanksgiving (ironic, right?). She was in hospice, living on machines, when we were on our way to see her one last time. There it was when my dad and my two aunts got together and told the doctors to take her off. That was my concrete moment. That was the time I felt like Charlotte had just given up, even when I knew that wasn't the case. Then, at her funeral, and sometimes random moments nowadays, I get that concrete feeling. Sometimes I feel like it wasn't cancer that took her away that makes me sad, I feel like it's some kind of monster living in me and mocking me that she's gone.
Anyways, my concrete situation, I think, is somewhat like Lily's. I think so because she didn't want to believe that her mother died. And I'm sure, like the monster-like T.Ray, that there was a monster living in her and mocking her that her mother is dead. Her monster probably tries to make Lily believe that her mom doesn't love her either. I think Lily and I can both accomplish our weak feelings by prayer and faith in God. "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength" (Philippians 4:13). When I hear this verse I think about how God gives me strength and how, through him, everything will be okay. Another verse, "For I know the plans I have for you says the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans for hope and a future" (Jeremiah 29:11). When I hear this I think about how God makes everything happen for a reason, and the outcome will be in my favor if I have faith. If I could crawl into the SLB book and talk to Lily and show her these two verses, I think she would say the same thing and have a better understanding of why her life is the way it is.
New Question:
How do you think William Blake's poem "O Rose, thou are sick! /The invisible worm, /That flies in the night, /In the howling storm, /Has found out thy bed, /Of crimson joy, /And his dark secret love, /Does thy life destroy" apply to Lily and Deborah Owens?
Kelly Joyner
ReplyDeleteQuestion-In the Middle of chapter thirteen Sue Monk Kidd describes the symbolic cleansing of Our Lady. " see Lily, honey is a preservative. It seals over the cob in the hives to keep safe and pure so the bees can survive winter. When we bathe Our Lady in it, I guess you could say we're preserving her for another year, at least inside out hearts we're doing that" (Kidd 269).
When she describes the cleansing do you think she is also relating it to new beginnings each year for the daughters? Have you ever declared A new chapter in your life symbolically?
Response-I think she is relating the cleansing to a new beginning for the daughters, especially May. It is a time for May to release all of the pain she has been holding in from other people. It helps her start over and clear her mind of the things she gets upset over. Her new chapters are getting over her sister April's death and overcoming the pain she feels from that. I have declared a new chapter in my life before. When I moved here from Chicago, I was very sad at first because I didn't know anyone here and it was hard to make friends. I declared a new chapter in my life and decided to venture out and meet people and I made friends. Also, when my parents got divorced I was upset for a long time, then I decided I needed to move on and accept the fact that they were not going to get back together. Once I moved on, another new chapter began in my life and I was much better off.
New Question-At one of the gatherings with the Daughters of Mary, Sugar-Girl talks about how the drive-by window is at the white people's funeral home as if she wasn't talking about white people with a white girl in the room. Lily was brought gladness by this. She says, "They didn't even think of me being different"(Kidd 209). Why do you think Lily is so happy by this conversation? Have you ever felt welcomed like this with a group of people different to you?
Nathan Riedel
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In Ch. 13, Sue Monk Kidd describes Lily being depressed as she describes herself "feeling like my body weighed two hundred pounds. Like somebody had backed the cement truck up to the honey house, swung the pipe over to my chest, and started pouring" (Kidd 257-258). How would you feel if someone poured honey over your chest as someone you know and love died? How would you accomplish this weak feeling inside you?
Response: This quote from chapter 13 is a simile representing the heavy heart of Lily after she found out about her mom leaving her as a child. Lily’s heavy heart is shown when she throws a fit with the jars of honey, revealing her anger with her mother. Lily also shows signs of depression when the wonderful thoughts she used to have about her mother, is contrasted with the negative actions her mother took. Although, I have not experienced real depression thus far in my life, there are instances where I have felt blue or disappointed. During those times I can relate to Lily’s heavy heart, in order to lift yourself from depression or sadness, I would try not to be too consumed in my own problems and redirect my attention to my the many positives of the situation, instead of dwelling on the negatives.
New Question: “[Honey] seals over the comb in the hives to keep it safe and pure so the bees can survive the winter. When we bathe Our Lady in it, I guess you’d say we’re preserving her for another year, at least inside our hearts we’re doing that” (Kidd 269). The honey is not only a preservative for Our Lady it is for the Daughters as well. How does honey preserve the hearts of the daughters throughout the year? What is the preservative in your life, that powers you through your troubles and helps celebrate your positive moments?
kelly Mckellar
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Question (copied and pasted):While August and June mourn the death of their sister May, Lily misses the “ordinary, routine life” in which she spent her days “pouring wax into a candle mold or repairing a broken hive box. Kneeling between August and June for evening prayers to Our Lady” (Kidd 215). Is it important that people take time to mourn? Why or why not? What are the aspects of your daily routine that you would miss if your schedule was altered in this manner?
Response: i think it is impotant to mourn because it is a good way of letting your feelings out which is important to do, somtimes i have probloms with this because i will keep my feelings inside without leting them out and they build up and build up until they eventually "expode" and thats not very fun to go through.
also if someone you are close to died, then mourning would help you get through it,
New Question:ch.10 "Honeybees depend not only on physical contact with the colony, but also require it's social companionship and support. Isolate a honeybee from her sisters and she will soon die." What do the bees symbolize in this book?
Katie Shackelford
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Question: In Ch. 13, Sue Monk Kidd describes Lily being depressed as she describes herself "feeling like my body weighed two hundred pounds. Like somebody had backed the cement truck up to the honey house, swung the pipe over to my chest, and started pouring" (Kidd 257-258). How would you feel if someone poured honey over your chest as someone you know and love died? How would you accomplish this weak feeling inside you?
Response: I would feel horriable if someone i loved had died and then just more came at me and hit me. The same thing kind of happened to me when i was younger and lived in Georgia. My beloved grate-grandmother died when i was 6. I loved her so mush and visited her as much as i could. She had to leave me behind and go to heaven. As a young girl i didnt know why my Granny had to leave me and i didnt understand. After a few weeks my dad got the news that we were moving to Texas. I had to say good bye to my best friend Grace who was more like a sister than a friend. After a death and then having to move away i was feeling really bad. Lily has had the same thing yet worst her mother died when she was very young and than her new friend died May. After all of that, she finds out that her mother actually left her for three months before she decided to go back for her. Lily can not belive this and feels a hatred towards her mother. I know how this feels in that i was angry with God for having to take my Granny and then make me move away from my best friend and all of my family. I soon came to realize that God does everything for a resine.
New question: In chapter 13, August is explaining to Lily " See, Lily, honey is a preservative. It seals over the comb in the hives to keep it safe and pure so the bees can survive the winter. When we bathe Our Lady in it, I guess you'd say we're preserving her for another year, at least inside our hearts we're doing that" (Kidd 269). Do you think that the honey is a symbol for something in Lily's life and if what? What would you like to preserve in your life?
Brady Davis
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Question: In Ch. 13, Sue Monk Kidd describes lily being depressed as she describes herself "feeling like my body weighed two hundred pounds. Like somebody had backed the cement truck up to the honey house, swung the pipe over to my chest, and started pouring" (Kidd 257-258). How would you feel if someone poured honey all over your chest as someone you know and love died? How would you accomplish this weak feeling inside you?
Response: It would be very hard to live with. A death in the family is never good. And when someone in your family dies, that is exactly how it feels. Lots of people in my family have died. Despression is just as bad. It seems that lily is depressed in the book at this time because she feels that her mother didn't want her. As august tries to explain it is all a misunderstanding, lily ignores her and still convinces herself that she was the unwanted baby. The only solution to get through a death or a depression is to just think positive. Now this can be very hard to start, but will eventually get easier. Also, don't convince yourself that things are your fault. That will just depress you even more. Lily makes this mistake in the book. And don't try and just completly forget about the death either, because it will just come back to bite you when you least expect it. Try and convince yourself that whatever happened, happened for a reason, and do't blame yourself in the process! I would handle my depression o death in a nice and calm way. Some people in the world( or like may in the book)feel to much pressure and just end up commiting suicide. That is definatly not the way to handle it!
New Question: Towards to the middle of chapter 13, lily rmains depressed at her mom because lily thinks her mom didn't want her. Thinking this, lily begins "hurling jars at the wall." If you were in the same situation that lily was in at this moment, how would you react?
Question: Lily finds herself very angry towards the beginning of the chapter. "I picked up one of the honey jars and hurled it as hard as I could. It missed black Mary's head by inches and smashed against the back wall" (Kidd 259). What would you do when faced with this anger and sorrow? What would be some ways that you could lessen these feelings of loss?
ReplyDeleteResponse: This sorrow would be so deep, and it would not just go away. I would try to temporarily stop the pain though. I would start crying, which is a pretty normal response. Then I would listen to music to get my mind off of the subject. Laying in bed, I would fall asleep slowly while listening to my iPod. Eventually I would fall into deep sleep. The feeling of loss would be temporarily avoided, and usually the pain is lessened the next day. Lily does this in her own way with throwing things to relieve anger. The throwing made her feel somewhat numb, and she woke up in the morning with a piece of that numbness.
New Question: In Chapter 13 August shows Lily a box of things her mother left behind at the pink house. Lily tries not to take interest in the items though. She is angry at her mother, and she does not want to show that she cares about the items that once belonged to her mother. Lily is trying to deny her excitement and her unconditional love for her mother. She is trying to show anger when she really can't stay angry at her mother. Describe a time when you have been in a similar situation where you tried to be angry at someone you really couldn't be angry at. Why couldn't you be angry at them? How did you show your "anger," and would you do the same thing if it happened again?
Laurel Quinto
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Question: In chapter 13, August is explaining to Lily " See, Lily, honey is a preservative. It seals over the comb in the hives to keep it safe and pure so the bees can survive the winter. When we bathe Our Lady in it, I guess you'd say we're preserving her for another year, at least inside our hearts we're doing that" (Kidd 269). Do you think that the honey is a symbol for something in Lily's life and if what? What would you like to preserve in your life?
Response: I think that honey is a symbol for the pink house because it is a safe place that she is hidden inside, staying safe from danger. Lily talks about how she asked "Our Lady" you hide the pink house form everything and everyone who is looking for her, to put a protective cover over the house. That also could be what the honey is symbolizing. In my own life, I would life to preserve my well-being and happiness.
New Question: August seems to play a big role in Lilys life now, do you think Lily considers August as more of a parental figure or a friend? Who in your life is like an August?
Blake McIntyre
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Question:In Ch. 13, Sue Monk Kidd describes Lily being depressed as she describes herself "feeling like my body weighed two hundred pounds. Like somebody had backed the cement truck up to the honey house, swung the pipe over to my chest, and started pouring" (Kidd 257-258). How would you feel if someone poured honey over your chest as someone you know and love died? How would you accomplish this weak feeling inside you?
Response: If someone I knew and loved had died I would not know what to do with myself. I would probably think of how happy they are now that they are in a better place. I would ask myself if I was in their position, would I want my loved one to spend their life mourning for me or make the best of their life. I am not saying to forget them, but to remember them and continue your life to the fullest and make the experience make you a better person.
New Question:In chapter 13 Lily finds herself angry at the truth of her mother and resembles characteristics of T. Ray. Why does the author use Our Lady of Chains in significance to the chapter? List an example in your life where this significance takes place.
Allie McKelvey
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Original question: In chapter 13, August is explaining to Lily " See, Lily, honey is a preservative. It seals over the comb in the hives to keep it safe and pure so the bees can survive the winter. When we bathe Our Lady in it, I guess you'd say we're preserving her for another year, at least inside our hearts we're doing that" (Kidd 269). Do you think that the honey is a symbol for something in Lily's life and if what? What would you like to preserve in your life?
Response: Yes, in some ways i do think that honey is symbolic in Lily's life. The bees have taught Lily to love; Lily wondered what it would be like to be covered it honey. However, in a none literal was she already has been covered in honey because honey is supposed to heal. Lily is being healed, she has been through so much and she is finally seeing how she is loved. Lily also rubbed honey all over the statue to polish and preserve it.
New question: Lily has now learned that her Mother wasn't quite who she was hoping she had been. Is finding out more information about her Mom as important to Lily as it used to be? Do you think that Lily still want/needs the memories and information about her mom as much as she used to or has the new people in her life that love her replaced that? why or why not?
Katie Vanyo
ReplyDeleteQuestion- In chapter 13, August is explaining to Lily " See, Lily, honey is a preservative. It seals over the comb in the hives to keep it safe and pure so the bees can survive the winter. When we bathe Our Lady in it, I guess you'd say we're preserving her for another year, at least inside our hearts we're doing that" (Kidd 269). Do you think that the honey is a symbol for something in Lily's life and if what? What would you like to preserve in your life?
In Lily's life, honey symbolizes her mothers items that she left behind when she died. Lily always wants to have those in her hearts because those items are what can get her through anything she is going through. She will always want them to be preserved. In my life i would like to preserve my family. I would always want them to be around when I need them.
New Question: In chapter 8, August said, " You know what? You think too much. It would do you a world of good to stop thinking and just go with your feelings once in a blue moon"(Kidd 155). Do you think that was good advice to give Lily? And do you ever find yourself thinking too much and needing to just let go?
Frankie Garrett Block 3
ReplyDeletequestion: In chapter 13, August is explaining to Lily " See, Lily, honey is a preservative. It seals over the comb in the hives to keep it safe and pure so the bees can survive the winter. When we bathe Our Lady in it, I guess you'd say we're preserving her for another year, at least inside our hearts we're doing that" (Kidd 269). Do you think that the honey is a symbol for something in Lily's life and if what? What would you like to preserve in your life?
Response: I think the honey represents a protection for Lily. The bees and the honey have given Lily a way to heal from her past. The bees, honey, and the Boatwright house have symbolically "preserved" her. The word preserve has many different definitions. Preserve can mean "to keep prevent decaying or spioling of a substance". I would like to preserve myself from letting other people "spoil" what I decide to do. I won't let what other people say affect me.
New question: What do you think the Bees symbolize in Lily's life?
question: Do you think that the honey is a symbol
ReplyDeletefor something in Lily's life and what is it? What would you like to preserve in your life?
Response: The honey represents love and happiness to Lily. The honey also represents strength. I would like to preserve my relationship with my family.
New question: What did Lily mean by "Knowing can be a curse on a person's life" (Kidd, 255). Has this ever happened to you? What happened?
Madison Hayes block 3
Spencer Santora
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Question: In Ch. 13, Sue Monk Kidd describes Lily being depressed as she describes herself "feeling like my body weighed two hundred pounds. Like somebody had backed the cement truck up to the honey house, swung the pipe over to my chest, and started pouring" (Kidd 257-258). How would you feel if someone poured honey over your chest as someone you know and love died? How would you accomplish this weak feeling inside you?
Response:I think in Lily's life her mother serves as the honey. She is the honey because she keeps Lily going and always motivated to do something. Her mom "preserves" Lily's hope and joy. Lily wants to know as much about her mother as possible.In my life i would like to preserve the contact I have with my friends from where I used to live, in California.I would like to preserve those relationships because all of those friends are a big part of my childhood.
New Question: When June dies, this meeting of the Daughters of Mary was a very significant one. At this meeting, Lily believes that all the women have now accepted her as one of them. Why does Lily believe that they finally accepted her? Why were you accepted into a certain group you were striving to get into?
Victor minor
ReplyDeleteYes, it's important for people to mourn because it helps them think over and process what has happen. Mourning is a good way to let go of the person or thing that died in a slow process so they arn't rushed.
I do and dont, i belive that if we pray to God, he will point us in the direction that he wants us to go and he will give you a sign to show what to do or what not to do. In the book, Lily was"praying" to her mother to send her a sign of love, which eventually showed but it took some time.
Why do you think T. Ray only got mad the 2nd time Lily's mom left?
Katy Song
ReplyDeleteI believe that T. Ray was angered by the fact that Lily's mom left him because he loved her but thought of her as his property.
New Question: Why did T.ray start screaming at LIly and called her Deborah?
Zachary Hernandez,
ReplyDeleteT-Ray only got mad the 2nd time through because he didn't really care about her the first time. T-Ray also did not have the patience to deal with her the 1st ti,e either.
New Question- Why does Lily Finally choose to tell the true story about her mother and life in chapter 13 toward August?
Mrs. Flores, if there is anyway you could excuse my last blog assignment because I did that this morning and I didn't have long to do it, so it wasn't very good. Thanks-- Madison Hayes
ReplyDeleteWhy do you think T. Ray only got mad the 2nd time Lily's mom left?
I think T Ray got mad the second time Lily left because he didn't know she had left. Her mom left before he had gone to work, so he couldn't have done anything about it. Also, he may have been calmer then. He might not have been the uptight T. Ray that Lily knew.
New Question: After August gave Lily the her mom's objects, the air smelt like "Carolina jasmine"? What is the significance of this?
Daniel Brown
ReplyDeleteT.Ray didn't only get mad the second time. But if he got mad the second time because she was going to Lily with her.
New Question: Why was Lily upset by the fact that her mother was leaving her the first time even though she came back for her?
Matt Zauber
ReplyDeleteWhy do you think T. Ray only got mad the 2nd time Lily's mom left?
No one for sure knows whether T. Ray was upset the first time. If he was upset only the second time, it would have been because Lily's mother was taking Lily with her. This upseted him because they would have left him alone, and he would have felt like something was missing from his life.
New Question:
If your mother left you when you were younger,and you didn't know her would you try to find out about her like lily did? Would you have a driving passion for this or would it be something that you try to suppress?
Spencer Tietjen
ReplyDeletePrevious question: Why do you think T. Ray only got mad the 2nd time Lily's mom left?
T. Ray only got mad the second time because Lily's mom was gonna take Lily with her this time and leave T. Ray.
New Question: What was in the box that august gave lily that included stuff from her mom? How did she react to it?
Matt Reed
ReplyDeleteWhy do you think T. Ray only got mad the 2nd time Lily's mom left?
I think the first time she left he was very depressed and mourning over his loss but, the second time she didn't come back to explain she just came back to get her clothes and lily. She wanted to avoid him at all costs. If i were T.Ray i would expect an explanation or at least to talk about it. She was his wife, so she was throwing away a bond that was extremely valuable and rare.
New Question: Why do you think Lily thought her mom never wanted her, did she ever think it was T.Ray?
Winslow Horne
ReplyDelete***Correction to your question Spencer, May dies, not June.
During the meeting of the Daughters of Mary, Lily becomes accepted as one of them and members didn't even "think of her as being different" (Kidd 209). Because Lily was a white girl surrounded by black girls, she felt like an outcast, especially because of the time this book took place. Lily starts to believe they accepted her because they started to talk to her like they really cared for her and that she was one of them. These women meant so much to Lily that she couldn't believe that "colored women had become the lowest ones on the totem pole" (209). So after all, Lily begins to feel like she is part of the caring group.
New Question: Do you believe that if Lily hadn't showed up to the Boatwright’s house that May still could have committed suicide? Why? And who do you think the death affected more: Lily or August? Why?
Question: When June dies, this meeting of the Daughters of Mary was a very significant one. At this meeting, Lily believes that all the women have now accepted her as one of them. Why does Lily believe that they finally accepted her? Why were you accepted into a certain group you were striving to get into?
ReplyDeleteDuring this meeting, Lily believes that they have finally accepted her because they "talked about white people like that and we have a white person present" (Kidd 209). She then realized that she was one of them, and was no longer the outcast. Lily realizes now that she hadn't been lowering herself to the same rank as colored people like the policeman Eddie Hazelwurst had said. She realized that they spoke around her as if she was black, as if she was one of the Daughters of Mary.
I feel the same connection as Lily when I was accepted into a certain group I was striving to join. I was in the seventh grade and I was trying out to join People To People Student Ambassadors. It is a program that takes children they believe are leaders and good examples of a true American to different countries around the world. To join, you had to go through a process that thousands of other teenagers were enduring as well. It included getting recommendation letters, interviewing, and answering many questionnaires. In the end I was accepted and I felt like I was one of them, one of the other kids who had been through this process and accepted as well.
New Question: Do you think Lily finding out about the truth behind her and her mother's relationship from August was the right way? Or do you think she should have heard it from T. Ray or not at all?
Question: When June dies, this meeting of the Daughters of Mary was a very significant one. At this meeting, Lily believes that all the women have now accepted her as one of them. Why does Lily believe that they finally accepted her? Why were you accepted into a certain group you were striving to get into?
ReplyDeleteResponse: Lily felt accepted by the Daughters of Mary because they invited her to their weekly cerimony. They also included her in the bee keeping and gave her a place to stay and they became family. I was accepted into Carroll Middle School in 7th grade, beacause I had just moved here.
New Question:
Why was Lily accepted into the Daughters of Mary?
I do believe sometimes we are given signs to help us with the decisions we are making. Those signs would be nervousness, repeated thoughts, and gut feelings. When we get those “signs”, I think it’s because our conscience wants us to do a certain thing, or God is pulling us towards what he thinks is right for us.
ReplyDeleteNew Question: do you think the whole idea of “signs” is based on a religious foundation? Do you think God or someone else is responsible for us having these “signs”?
Answer to Winslow’s question: I think Lily being at the Boatwright’s house has a lot to do with the fact that May commit suicide, but I don’t think that was the entire reason. I think it would affect Lily more than anyone else because she feels like she cause two peoples deaths now instead of just her mom.
Madeline Thomas
Darcy Mauk
ReplyDeleteI believe that May was going to soon kill herslef anyway because she was so messed up from her twin dying. I also believe the death affected August more, since it was her sister. She grew up with May.
New Question:
If you were in August's situation, would you let Lily stay in your house? Even after Lily had a big contribution to May committing suicide, and May being your own sister.
Mason kuhn
ReplyDeleteIn ch 13 August is explaining to lily "See, lily, honey I a preservative. It seals over the comb in the hives to keep it safe and pure so the bees can survive the winter. When we bathe our lady In it, I guess you'd say we're preserving her for another year, at least inside our hearts we're doing that" (Kidd 269) Do you think that the honey is a symbol for something in Lily's life and if what? What would you like to preserve in your life?
The honey symbolizes her love her mother gave her in that in preserves why she is doing everything for in the story. She's does everything in the story from her mother and she believes that her mother didn't leave her and still loves her in heaven and always have been. Without that love she would probably still be with t-Ray still being as miserable as ever
question: " I looked down at the picture, then closed my eyes. I figured May must've made it to heven and explained To mother about the sign I wanted. The one that would let me know I was loves." (Kidd 276) do you think that she will even expect a sign more now and if why. And what signs have you expected in your life.
Kaitlin Hester
ReplyDeleteQuestion:" I looked down at the picture, then closed my eyes. I figured May must've made it to heven and explained To mother about the sign I wanted. The one that would let me know I was loves." (Kidd 276) do you think that she will even expect a sign more now and if why. And what signs have you expected in your life.
Response: I think she will be especially expecting a sign because she believes it is possible. Since she has faith it's going to happen to her she's just waiting and waiting for it to happen. In my life I have expected signs before. Like waiting for a sign as to what I should in a certain situation.
New Question: In the story Lily wants August to tell Zach about her mother and her true story, why doesn't she want to tell him herself? How does this reflect how she feels about him?
Erica Peebles
ReplyDeleteanswer to mason's question: I think that Lily will be satisfied with this sign because it made her realize how wrong she was about her mother, about how she misinterpreted why her mother left.
I have expected signs to show me that bad or good things are comming my way, or signs of how my future will turn out. But this doesnt always happen you just have to be ready for what comes.
new question:
"O Rose, thou art sick!
The invisible worm,
That flies in the night,
In the howling storm,
Has found out thy bed
Of crimison joy,
And his dark secret love
Does thy life destroy."
what does this quote mean and how does lily feel about these words?
Question:
ReplyDelete" I looked down at the picture, then closed my eyes. I figured May must've made it to heven and explained To mother about the sign I wanted. The one that would let me know I was loves." (Kidd 276) do you think that she will even expect a sign more now and if why. And what signs have you expected in your life.
Response: With Lily knowing a lot more about her mother. I think that she is still looking for a sign, but at the same time she isn't because of her knowing that Deborah actually left her and that has brought great anger. Also with Deborah wanting Lily back gives Lily an extra boost of hope of getting a sign from her mom saying that she loves her.
New Question: With Lily spilling out all of her secrets to August, do you think that Lily has hurt her chances of staying with the Boatwright sisters long term?
Chris Turner
Nate Sullivan
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Question: " I looked down at the picture, then closed my eyes. I figured May must've made it to heven and explained To mother about the sign I wanted. The one that would let me know I was loves." (Kidd 276) do you think that she will even expect a sign more now and if why. And what signs have you expected in your life.
Response: I think that Lily will expect a sign even more now because she thinks that May got to heaven and explained that Lily just wanted love from her mother.
New Question: "I couldn't think what to do. I felt a powerful sadness, not because of what I'd done, as bad as that was, but because everthing seemed emptied out." (Kidd 260) Why do you think that Lily didn't feel any better after throwing her fit.
Brandon Viohl
ReplyDeleteMourning is good for us because it lets out our true emotions. it makes us more sensitive if someone passes or some tragic conflict erupted in our life. August reaches out to Lily because of her mother who she lost when she was young when August just lost her sister. August is putting Lily in front of her personal conflict.
Response: I wouldn't be sure to have someone else in my house during a situation like Augusts. i wouldnt be concerned about other peoples problem if i had some of my own, like a death.
New question: If you lost a family member, would you put some other person's loss in front of yours?
Question: "I couldn't think what to do. I felt a powerful sadness, not because of what I'd done, as bad as that was, but because everthing seemed emptied out." (Kidd 260) Why do you think that Lily didn't feel any better after throwing her fit?
ReplyDeleteResposne: I think that Lily didn't feel any better after throwing her fit because in the end all you have is a mess to clean up and it doesn't help you feel any better after you're done. The whole fit makes you feel embarassed when people see the mess and your problems still aren't solved when you're done.
New Question: Why does it fascinate Lily when "Gradually all our hands fell into the same movement, sliding up and down the statue in long, slow strokes, then changing to a sideways motion, like a flock of birds that shifts direction in the sky at the same moment, and you're left wondering who gave the order." (Kidd 270).
Veronica Hadley
Megan Gardner
ReplyDeleteQuestion: "I couldn't think what to do. I felt a powerful sadness, not because of what I'd done, as bad as that was, but because everthing seemed emptied out." (Kidd 260) Why do you think that Lily didn't feel any better after throwing her fit?
Answer: I think that Lily didn't feel any better after her fit because it didn't give her any closer. Throwing her fit didn't make her feel any better about her mother leaving her and it didn't change the fact that that happened. Nothing would make her feel better about her mother leaving her no matter how hard she tried.
New Question: "I felt my heart in my chest. It hurt so badly. Like it had been stepped on" (Kidd 260). What do you think it will take for Lily to forgive her mother even though she's not there anymore?
Darren Keen
ReplyDeleteQuestion: "I looked down at the picture, then closed my eyes. I figured May must've made it to heaven and explained to mother about the sign I wanted. The one that would let me know I was loved." (Kidd 276) Do you think that she will even expect a sign more now and if why. And what signs have you expected in your life?
Answer: Yes, I believe that Lily will expect a sign even more now. Lily sees May dyeing as a reason to keep on believing that her mother is still up in heaven watching over her and that her mother loves her. Lily is full of curiosity. Alls Lily wants to know is if her mother loved her or not. Lily’s mother leaving her when she was a child left Lily heart broken and clueless as to whether her mother loved her or not. Through out my life, I have expected many signs and have even experienced events in which I have believed to be signs. One example of me expecting and experiencing a sign was when I was little. When I was little I would set out a plate of cookies and milk for Santa every Christmas Eve. If the cookies and milk were still there then Santa wasn’t real, but if they were gone then he was. Every Christmas morning I would leave my room to find that the cookies and milk were gone leading me to believe that Santa was real. But of course, later in life I found out that it was my parents who were eating the cookies and drinking the milk, not Santa.
New Question: In the novel, Lily tells the reader “August had said everybody needed a seashell in her bathroom to remind her the ocean was her home. Seashells, she’d said, are Our Lady’s favorite items, next to the moon.” (Kidd 262) What items gives Lily a sense of happiness or hominess? What objects in your life make you think of your home?
Maddie McCollough
ReplyDeleteOriginal Question:"I couldn't think what to do. I felt a powerful sadness, not because of what I'd done, as bad as that was, but because everthing seemed emptied out." (Kidd 260) Why do you think that Lily didn't feel any better after throwing her fit.
I think Lily did not feel any better after throwing the honey and having her fit because she still didn't have an answer. Lily still was left with the what if question, if her mom left her or if T.Ray was lying.
New Question: Do you think Lily finding out that Rosaleen has been keeping the secret about herself knowing about Lily's mom affected their relationship? How was it before and how is it now?
alex dickson
ReplyDeleteQuestion: "I couldn't think what to do. I felt a powerful sadness, not because of what I'd done, as bad as that was, but because everthing seemed emptied out." (Kidd 260) Why do you think that Lily didn't feel any better after throwing her fit.
response: because lily didnt get any of her problems solved. all she did was get angry and break things. nothing was answered or talked about.
new question: how do you think lily feels about how her mother left her the first time and then had to come back for her?
Katie Estes
ReplyDeleteQuestion(copy&pasted): "I couldn't think what to do. I felt a powerful sadness, not because of what I'd done, as bad as that was, but because everthing seemed emptied out." (Kidd 260) Why do you think that Lily didn't feel any better after throwing her fit.
Response: I think Lily didn't feel any better because throwing a fit or doing things like breaking glass for example, doesn't and shouldn't make you feel better. The fit that Lily threw wasn't the proper way to take care of her anger. That is why she did not feel any better.
New Question: Why do you personally think June has waited so long to marry Niel?
Ross Martin
ReplyDelete(copy and pated): "I couldn't think what to do. I felt a powerful sadness, not because of what I'd done, as bad as that was, but because everthing seemed emptied out." (Kidd 260) Why do you think that Lily didn't feel any better after throwing her fit.
She didnt feel any better because it didnt acomplish anything. she was probably still sad sbout having a part in may's suicide and felt bad.
If you were audust would you still let lilly stay in your house after you found out that lily had contributed in may's(your little sister) suicide.
Rachel Lemme
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Original Question: "I couldn't think what to do. I felt a powerful sadness, not because of what I'd done, as bad as that was, but because everthing seemed emptied out." (Kidd 260) Why do you think that Lily didn't feel any better after throwing her fit.
I believe that Lily did not feel any better with herself after her fit in the honey house because it was a different kind of emotion she was showing. She wasnt necessarily sad or angry about what she did but more sad with herself. She was empty inside because she had to deal with everything she knew about her mother.
New Question: Lily explains "I wanted to throw something all the way to heaven and knock God off his thrown." (Kidd 259) Lily is upset that her mother left her, why do you think Lily tried to deny the fact her mother left her for so long?
Jack Ohlhaber 7th Block
ReplyDeleteQuestion:"I couldn't think what to do. I felt a powerful sadness, not because of what I'd done, as bad as that was, but because everthing seemed emptied out." (Kidd 260) Why do you think that Lily didn't feel any better after throwing her fit.
Response: I think she didnt feel better after her fit because she still was sad becuase of what she had done.
New Question: What do you think the Bees symbolize in Lily's life?
Sarah Biehunko
ReplyDeleteBlock 8
Question: When June dies, this meeting of the Daughters of Mary was a very significant one. At this meeting, Lily believes that all the women have now accepted her as one of them. Why does Lily believe that they finally accepted her? Why were you accepted into a certain group you were striving to get into?
My Respone: She feels accepted because they invite her to their weekly meetings now. I was accepted into my group of friends in 6th grade when I opened up around them and started being myself. When I did this they realized what kind of person I was and we became friends.
New Question: With Lilly telling the truth to August about her past, do you think that she made the right decision of waiting this long or should she had told them earlier?
Robert Romanelli
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Question:"I couldn't think what to do. I felt a powerful sadness, not because of what I'd done, as bad as that was, but because everthing seemed emptied out." (Kidd 260) Why do you think that Lily didn't feel any better after throwing her fit.
Response: Lily didn't feel better after throwing her fit because she felt that she was unloved and no one cared for her.Besides for most people it just takes time for things to get better after throwing a fit.
Devynn May
ReplyDeleteSue Monk Kidd takes several pages at the end of Chapter 13 to describe the moment Lily sees the picture of herself as a baby with her mother tenderly feeding her. Lily believes that May "must've made it to heaven" and told Deborah Fontanel Owens that her daughter was in need of a sign to "let [Lily] know [she] was loved" (Kidd 276). Do you believe in "signs" that send messages of comfort or warning or maybe even messages that help you make the right decision?
I believe that everything happens for a a reason.Lilly wants a sign to know that her mother loved her because I believe she wants to get away with the guilt of killing her and wants her mother to know her mother forgave her that. Yes I do believe in signs for messages of comfort, and warning, and sometimes to make a decision but the sign should not control what you do. The decisions you make are your choice and signs may help you but you can not waste your time waiting for something to tell you what to do and just do what you believe is best. Without the death of her mother Lilly would not have made the decision to run away. Running away put Lilly in a better place and made her find out who she really is and wants to be.
Question: Does the death of May have any effect on why Lilly decides to tell August what she knows about her mother and her real identity?
Dalton Roberts
ReplyDeleteBlock 7
Question: I couldn't think what to do. I felt a powerful sadness, not because of what I'd done, as bad as that was, but because everthing seemed emptied out." (Kidd 260) Why do you think that Lily didn't feel any better after throwing her fit.
Response: Lily did not feel better after smashing the honey jars and other objects against the wall because she had already known the truth about her mother. So knowing her mother actually left her, there was nothing should could do to change that and therefore her fit did not help.
New Question: Imagine that Lily knew, before she left T.Ray, for a fact that her mother did leave her. Where do you think Lily and Rosaleen would be at this point of the story?
Ari Wilson
ReplyDeleteBlock 7
Question"I couldn't think what to do. I felt a powerful sadness, not because of what I'd done, as bad as that was, but because everthing seemed emptied out." (Kidd 260) Why do you think that Lily didn't feel any better after throwing her fit.
Response: I think Lily didn't feel any better after throwing her fit because it didn't get rid of the sadness she felt. She had created this image of her mother in her head, and when August told her the truth about her mom that image was tarnished. I believe that is what upset Lily more than anything else that was said that night, the fact that her mom wasn't who she thought she was. That is not something that someone can just get over by a hissy fit.
New Question: In the book Lily tells Zach he is " one-third friend, one-third brother, one-third bee partner, and one-third boyfriend" (Kidd 216). What do you think is the significance of Lily put too many thirds into the equation?
Question:
Jeff Imam
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Question: "I couldn't think what to do. I felt a powerful sadness, not because of what I'd done, as bad as that was, but because everthing seemed emptied out." (Kidd 260) Why do you think that Lily didn't feel any better after throwing her fit?
Response: Lily did not feel better after throwing her fit because she realized that it did not solve any of her problems, it however, only created more problems since she had gotten honey and glass on the Mary, and she cut herself during her fit.
New Question: "Sunlight slanted across our lady and fell down around us." (Kidd 261) How does Sue Monk Kidd use this example of imagery to develop the story?
Question: "I couldn't think what to do. I felt a powerful sadness not because of what I'd done, as bad as that was, but because everything seemed emptied out." (Kidd 260) Why do you think that Lily didn't feel any better after throwing her fit.
ReplyDeleteResponse: Lily didn't feel any better because everything has already emptied out and the fit had no use of being faught.
New Question: What sort of sign is Lily expecting more now since she realized she is loved?
Mack Morgan block 1
Zach Henson
ReplyDeleteQuestion: I looked down at the picture, then closed my eyes. I figured May must've made it to heven and explained To mother about the sign I wanted. The one that would let me know I was loves." (Kidd 276) do you think that she will even expect a sign more now and if why. And what signs have you expected in your life.
Response: Lily will be expecting a sign even more because she is believing that May is in connection with her mother, therefore in connection with Lily.
New Question: Describe what makes Lily's connection to her mother so strong with evidence from the book.
Alec Garner
ReplyDeleteQuestion: I couldn't think what to do. I felt a powerful sadness, not because of what I'd done, as bad as that was, but because everthing seemed emptied out." (Kidd 260) Why do you think that Lily didn't feel any better after throwing her fit.
Response: I think that Lily didn't feel better because she realized that her mother left her behind, and taking out out on other things wouldnt do anything.
New Question: Now that Lily doesn't have a mother or father, do you think that August has become a motherly figure to Lily?
Kelly Covert
ReplyDeleteQuestion: "I couldn't think what to do. I felt a powerful sadness, not because of what I'd done, as bad as that was, but because everthing seemed emptied out." (Kidd 260) Why do you think that Lily didn't feel any better after throwing her fit.
From my own experience I know that throwing fits really only makes you feel sorry for yourself, and doesn't do anything to help out with the problem. In Lily's case, she had to clean up everything, and it probably only made herself feel worse than before. Throwing fits are meant to help out your anger, but in the end I feel they only bring more.
New Question: In chapter twelve, Lily sees a picture in August's room "of Mary being presented with a lily be angel Gaberiel." Do you think this is ironic that the flower is a lily and what do you think this symbolizes?
Abby King
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New Question: "I couldn't think what to do. I felt a powerful sadness, not because of what I'd done, as bad as that was, but because everthing seemed emptied out." (Kidd 260) Why do you think that Lily didn't feel any better after throwing her fit.
Response: Lily did not feel better after she threw her fit because she did not forget about her past. Throwing the honey jar may relieve anger for a split second, but it does not make bad memories go away. After throwing the honey jar, Lily was still left queenless because she did not have a mother. For years Lily was left with her own imagination of her mother, that is what kept her going. Now she was told the truth about her mother and she did not have any way to change how her mother left her. Lily felt empty because none of her stories were true, and T-Ray had been right when he told Lily that her mother left her. August told Lily the whole truth about her mother, and Lily was sad to find out that everything that she had pictured her mother to be was wrong. Lily's way of relieving her anger was not as helpful as she expected.
New Question: Lily wonders if lies or the truth is harder to carry around, but she knows "once you know the truth, you can't ever go back and pick up your suitcase of lies. Heavier or not, the truth is yours now" (Kidd 256). What does this mean to you?
Tayler Feldotto
ReplyDeleteQuestion: "I looked down at the picture, then closed my eyes. I figured May must've made it to heven and explained to mother about the sign I wanted. The one that would let me know I was loves." (Kidd 276) do you think that she will even expect a sign more now and if why. And what signs have you expected in your life?
Response: Now that Lily got a sign of love from her mother, I don't think she will expect to have more signs. Lily knows that her mother really did love her and I think it gave her a sense of closure because now she will always know that her mom truly loved her and she will accept it without having to be reassured by a sign. In my life I expect to see signs from God that will help me make the right choices and guide me to become a better person everyday.
New Question: In chapter 13 Lily learns that her mother abandoned her when she was a child and becomes infuriated. She says, "I picked up one of the honey jars and hurled it as hard as I could. It missed black Mary's head by inches and smashed against the back wall" (Kidd 259). How would you act if you were feeling as unwanted and angry as Lily?
Joshua Dadson
ReplyDeleteShe didn't feel any better because she didn't accomplish anything afterwards.
New Question: How old was Lily when her mother died?
How old was Lily when her mother died?
ReplyDeleteResponce: Four
New Question: In chapter thirteen Lily becomes agry and piches a fit. Afterward she says "I couldn't think what to do. "I felt a powerful sadness, not because of what I'd done, as bad as that was, but because everthing seemed emptied out." Why do you think lily responded to the fit with this thought instead of thinking it was her moms fault for the fit?
Trey Harless
brian talbert
ReplyDeleteWhile August and June mourn the death of their sister May, Lily misses the “ordinary, routine life” in which she spent her days “pouring wax into a candle mold or repairing a broken hive box. Kneeling between August and June for evening prayers to Our Lady” (Kidd 215). Is it important that people take time to mourn? Why or why not? What are the aspects of your daily routine that you would miss if your schedule was changed what would you do about it?
response: I believe that lily responded the way she did due to the amount of care and love that she has missed throughout her life and is regreting everything that is happened.
Ryan Murray
ReplyDeleteSue Monk Kidd takes several pages at the end of Chapter 13 to describe the moment Lily sees the picture of herself as a baby with her mother tenderly feeding her. Lily believes that May "must've made it to heaven" and told Deborah Fontanel Owens that her daughter was in need of a sign to "let [Lily] know [she] was loved" (Kidd 276). Do you believe in "signs" that send messages of comfort or warning or maybe even messages that help you make the right decision?
I think that signs do exist and that they are helpful! Sometimes they aren't always there, but I know for me that they are sometimes there and usually very helpful
Alex Vale
ReplyDeleteWhy do you think lily responded to the fit with this thought instead of thinking it was her moms fault for the fit?
Response: I believe she responded this way because she thought all of the things she believed about her mother (love, not leaving her behind) were not true. She had no more feelings left for her mother.
Question: When Lily called T-Ray, she asks him if he knows what her favorite color is. why does Lily want to know if he knows this?
Courtney Ensch
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Sue Monk Kidd takes several pages at the end of Chapter 13 to describe the moment Lily sees the picture of herself as a baby with her mother tenderly feeding her. Lily believes that May "must've made it to heaven" and told Deborah Fontanel Owens that her daughter was in need of a sign to "let [Lily] know [she] was loved" (Kidd 276). Do you believe in "signs" that send messages of comfort or warning or maybe even messages that help you make the right decision?
SIgns will come when there is an important time or an important decision needs to be made. Also, when someone is praying for a sign, the sign will be unexpected or it comes at the time when it is most needed. Lily really believed that she would get a sign by speaking to May. That's what people tend to do, they pray and talk to the ones they need the most. Signs may be hard to find or hard to see, but they are always there. Sometimes you have to search for the sign, other times the sign will just be there in front of your face. Signs will help you move forward in life and choose decisions that you think you would never be able to figure out.
New Question: Why do you think Lily really believed her mother really did love her after she saw all of her mother's things and the picture of Lily as a child with her mother?
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ReplyDeleteQuestion: When June dies, this meeting of the Daughters of Mary was a very significant one. At this meeting, Lily believes that all the women have now accepted her as one of them. Why does Lily believe that they finally accepted her? Why were you accepted into a certain group you were striving to get into?
During this meeting, Lily believes that they have finally accepted her because they "talked about white people like that and we have a white person present" (Kidd 209). She then realized that she was one of them, and was no longer the outcast. Lily realizes now that she hadn't been lowering herself to the same rank as colored people like the policeman Eddie Hazelwurst had said. She realized that they spoke around her as if she was black, as if she was one of the Daughters of Mary.
I feel the same connection as Lily when I was accepted into a certain group I was striving to join. I was in the seventh grade and I was trying out to join People To People Student Ambassadors. It is a program that takes children they believe are leaders and good examples of a true American to different countries around the world. To join, you had to go through a process that thousands of other teenagers were enduring as well. It included getting recommendation letters, interviewing, and answering many questionnaires. In the end I was accepted and I felt like I was one of them, one of the other kids who had been through this process and accepted as well.
New Question: Do you think Lily finding out about the truth behind her and her mother's relationship from August was the right way? Or do you think she should have heard it from T. Ray or not at all?
Kennedy Nyhoff Block 4
Whitney Wernick
ReplyDeleteQuestion: Do you think Lily finding out about the truth behind her and her mother's relationship from August was the right way? Or do you think she should have heard it from T. Ray or not at all?
Response: I think that she should have heard it from August because August actually cared for her mother unlike T. Ray. Even though a few things he said about her mother was true, they really didn't "love" each other and she left T. Ray for a reason. So it would only be necessary to listen to what August said, because she ran to August, not away from her. I mean yeah once in her mothers life she did love him, but she really only married him because no one wants to be a single mother. Especially in that time frame. So it would only be realistic for her to marry him even if she was a little miserable, but it was very uncalled for him to abuse her. Even after Lily killed her mom he would still abuse her, just like he probably did to Lily's mother.
New Question: Who or what do the bees mostly symbolize in Lily's life? What do they mean to her? How special are they to her?
Kyndal Carter
ReplyDeleteQuestion: Who or what do the bees mostly symbolize in Lily's life? What do they mean to her? How special are they to her?
Response: The bees represent guardian angels or protectors in Lily's life. "i want to say the bees were sent to me. i want to say they showed up like the angel Gabriel appearing to the Virgin Mary, setting events in motion i could never have guessed." Lily felt comfort in the bees being around her. The bees helped her find her way to the Boatwrite's who helped her with her mother.
new question: Why do you think T.Ray becomes furious when Lily speaks of her mother? What does this show of his character?