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chapter 10 showed how racism impacts people’s life. Zach was put in jail and because of that may had committed. Since Zach was gone may couldn’t take and she killed herself.

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Chapter 10 really highlighted racism. A bunch of men were bothering Zach and his friends because of something they said. They all got arrested and didn’t even get to plead their case. Plus, only one of them said it.

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June and August experienced pain, but still carried on with their life. They stay resilient and support each other through tough times.

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Chapter ten had shown racism when the charges had gotten dropped against Zach because a worker had spoken up that the other men were the ones who committed the crime. This shows racism because the cops believed the white men instead of the black boy, Zach.

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T-Ray is very flat and static because he is always angry and unhappy. He is never happy or in a good mood and will most likely always be like that. He is a very bad father to Lily and will never change.

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Zach starts blaming himself for may death. He say if he didn’t go to jail, she would not be dead. He has a feeling of deep regret in his heart and guilt.

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Chapter ten shows that white people back then never wanted to be associated with black people. They never gave them a chance and judged the severely.

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Lily doesn’t want to believe that May is really dead. As Lily si looking at Mays lifeless body she thinks to herself, “She will get up now. August will roll away the stone, and May will come up for air, and we will go back to the house and get her dry.

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Chapter 10 shows the thematic concept of female strength because of how August and June decided to deal with the grief. They still felt sad and they missed May, but they didn’t let it stop them from continuing their work.

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May’s death impacted August greatly. At first she felt very hurt and pained. She expressed guilt and felt very upset. But, once she reads May’s note she get fiercely determined to keep living and not let this impact her for the rest of her life. In the text it says, “We sit with her so we can tell her good-bye… sometimes people have a hard time letting death sink in, can’t say good-bye.”

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The poem relates to May’s passing because it talks about things die too fast and too soon. In May’s letter to August and June that it was her time to go. Even though June and August didn’t think it was her time to go, they would continue to live for her.

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Chapter 10 showed reader about the thematic concept of racism when Lily was getting interviewed by the police. He was constantly wondering what a white girl could be doing in a house with colored people. He then whispered to her that she shouldn’t be lowering herself.

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When lily sees that may is dead, she goes through denial and doesn’t want to accept the fact that may is dead. She thinks that after they remove the stone off of may, she will get back up and they will go and dry her off in the house. When doesn't get up, lily became deeply affected by seeing she was actually dead. Lily doesn’t say anything because she is in deep shock but instead she began feeling nauseous and uneasy.

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I think T- Ray is flat and static. Their really isn’t much too him except for the fact he abused lily. He pushes the plot along by making lily so mad to the point where she felt she needed to run away.

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The female strength that is shown in chapter 10 is showing how May and June were able to pull themselves together. In the book, we only hear about June and August crying once they first found May and when August was looking at May while she was in her casket. This just shows how many women are able to pull themselves together and not let one thing affect their whole life.

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Mays death impacted Zach by making him think it was all his fault. As Zach starts to cry he says ”If I’d turned in the one who tore the bottle, I wouldn’t have gotten arrested and non of this would’ve happened,”(Kidd 204).

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I agree with Megan Kelly. June and August are definitely opposite sisters that mesh togther nicely.

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May’s death impacted Rosaleen a lot. When Rosaleen first saw May she was in shock. When Rosaleen saw May, Lily described her by syaing “… Rosaleen standing ankle deep in the river, her whole body shaking.” (Kidd 193)

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Chapter 10 shows the thematic concept about female empowerment because in such a hard time for the sisters they are able to stay strong and bare the weight of many people.

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“… August, painting, her arm dangling by her body. ‘Oh, May’, she whispered and looked away, squeezing her eyes closed.” (Kidd 193) This how how much August cared for May and how heart broken she was because of May’s death.

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Zach was very sad that May was gone. He felt guilty and started to blame himself for what happened. “It was all my fault. If I’d turned in the one who threw the bottle, I wouldn’t have gotten arrested and none of this would’ve happened.”

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This poem and Mays note relate because towards the end of the poem it states “Doesn’t everything die at last, and too soon? Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” This is like how May said in her note it was time for her to die and her sisters to keep living and have a good life.

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The poem “The Summer Day” relates to May’s death and her note because at the end of the poem it quotes,”Tell me, what else should I have done? Doesn’t everything die at last, and too soon?” This is how May was feeling. She thought there was nothing else for her to do and her time to go.

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The poem the Messenger relates to May’s death and the note because it talks about she tries to focus on her work and happy things but cannot take the weight of the world anymore. May’s note says, “I’m tired of carrying around the weight of the world.”

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Chapter 10 showed reader that there is still a thematic concept of racism going on. For example in the book it states that the officer says “ Didn’t you have any white people back in Spartanburg you could stay with?” This is implying that he means that “Anything would be better than you staying in a colored house.”

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“Oh, May,” she whispered and looked away, squeezing her eyes closed.” (Kidd 193). This quote shows me that August could’ve been in disbelief and couldn’t think that her sister had drowned and died.

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Rosaleen is very upset after May’s death because they were becoming very close. Some evidence that supports this is, “ August and June scraped off every piece of river debris there was from May’s skin and clothes, and Rosaleen, poor Rosaleen, who I realized had lost her new best friend, stood, not making a sound,”

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The poem “The Summer Day” by Mary Oliver relates to May’s note. It relates to May’s note because it talks about living your life and how you have a short time so you should live to the fullest. “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life,” helps supports my claim.

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Lily was going through mental grief and never wanted to forget May because after Lily and Rosaleen got interrogated by the police, she says to herself, “It was the side of May I never wanted to forget. I closed my eyes, and all the best pictures of her came to me,” (Kidd 199).

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Mays death impacted August because after they found May, August was in complete shock and she was tense. August truly misses August, and once she found her note she realized that may was right about living life. August stood beside her coffin and kept Mays note with her at all time.

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Mays death impacts Zach because he thinks he caused it. Zach feels guilt and regret. He is convinced it was his fault. “It was all my fault”. (Kidd-204)

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In the poem “Messenger”, it talks about the value of life and how important life is and everything in it including nature, animals, etc. May always talked about the importance of life and to not mess it up.

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Chapter 10 shows that even thought all the sister are kind and caring they are still hated on and not taken seriously. They wanted to help may but all they cared about was asking lily why she was her and not with her dad.

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Mays death had a significant effect on Rosaleen. Rosaleen lost her new best friend and her support throughout her time at the Boatwright house. “ Poor Rosaleen, who I realized lost her new best friend, stood not making a sound, but with her chin shaking so awful”(Kidd 194).

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In the ‘’Messenger” it’s about enjoying and being joyful no matter how bad things. And in may’s note she’s saying just because she’s dead doesn’t mean they cant be happy and live their lives.

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Lily was very upset and in disbelief that May was dead. “She will get up now. August will roll away the stone, and May will come up for air, and we will go back to the house and get her dry.” Lily didn’t want to believe May was gone and tried to believe that May would come back up for air and everything would be fine.

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Chapter 10 showed female strength by showing us that August and June carried her and tried to keep it together. During the times of mourning they didn’t just shut down, they kept going by holding a vigil and continuing everyday life.

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In the “Summer Days” poem, it says, “Tell me what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” This relates to May’s note because it is asking what you want to do or make out of your wild and precious life. May said in her note, “…it’s your time to live. Don’t mess it up.” She is telling her sisters to Live Life Large.

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I think August and Tray are foil characters because Tray is very mean, abusive, and not caring. Tray doesn’t really go and look for Lily this shows he doesn’t care. Unlike August who is a very loving, supportive, and caring. She lets Lily live with her and her sisters. This shows us that August is very welcoming and cares for everyone.

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In the book, August is very tense when she sees May dead laying in the bank. In the book Lily states “I watched August , not taking my eyes off her. She stood tense and alert, staring down at the bank.”

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I think that June and August are foil characters to each other. I say August as one because she had let Lily and Rosaleen in and didn’t suspect anything. She also gave them beds to sleep in and clothes to change into. I say June as one because she immediately suspected something off with Lily and Rosaleen. She also gave under the breath insults to Lily at random times during the day. She did not accept them in their home.

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I believe that June and August are foils to each other in the Secret Life of Bees. The reason I say this is because June is not very welcoming and she’s quite rude. On the other hand August is very welcoming to Lily and is very nice to Lily, and allow her to stay as long as she needs.

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A character that is both round and dynamic is Lily. We constantly hear about how she is feeling and what she is thinking. Some changes she goes through are that she matures a lot from the story, has deeper thoughts, and wants her mother less.

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In the book, it says “I was sure they’d pictured May’s last moments, too, but I did not see horror in their faces now, just a heartbroken acceptance.”

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“August said we sit with her so we can tell her goodbye. It’s called a vigil.” August was very devastated at the loss of her youngest sister and she never got the chance to say goodbye so this is what she did instead.

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“Rosaleen climbed in & pushed her face into the creases of the pillow. I knew she was smelling for May’s scent.”

Rosaleen had just lost her best friend & was deeply missing her.

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Chapter 10 demonstrated female strength by showing how August and June reacted to Mays death. They mostly worried about Mays well being and making sure that she is comfortable. June and August are very sad but they didn’t just fall apart, they got themselves together and focused on helping their sister.

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“…it was all my fault…”

This is telling us Zach thinks if he never got arrested none of this would have ever happened. He is blaming himself for the sadness of everyone around him.

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In the book, June was impacted by May’s death by panicking a little bit and thinking back to April’s death. She says, “When she reached May, she stood beside August, panting her arms dangling beside her body.” This is showing how out of it she was and she didn’t know how to act.

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May feels a lot of greet and she is very sad. The thought of mays dead body and the whole situation make her nauseated."I looked down at May's face and felt a wave of nausea. Stumbling off into the trees, I bent over and vomited" (Kidd 195).

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When august finished reading May’s note they both hugged each other. May’s note says ‘…its your time to live’ so August suggest that June marry Neil

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Lily is round and dynamic because from before she runs away and after she runs away she changes a lot. Before she runs away, she was more reserved and hated her life. Now that she is living with the Boatwrights she is full of life and loves her new life.

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May’s death impacted Zach by making him blame himself. In chapter 10, while Zach was looking at May in her casket, he said to everyone in the room, “I’m sorry,’ he said. ‘It was all my fault,” (Kidd 204). This quote just adds more evidence on why he blames himself for May’s death.

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Lily is a round and dynamic character because she undergoes personal growth throughout the story. Lily shows many emotions and feelings.Her character traits change as she confronts her past and gets comfortable with the present.

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Two characters who foil each other are August and June. August is a welcoming, optimistic, and chatty person while June is a cold, realistic, and grumpy person.

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“…and felt a wave of nausea. Stumbling off into the trees, I bent over and vomited”

To me this means that she could not bear to see May that way it made her sick

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T.Ray is flat and static. He does not change. He is always trying to blame Lily and be angry at her for something. He doesn’t care for her and even when she called him at the Boatwright house he was angry with her.

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June and May are foils to each other. One example is that June is pragmatic and May is sensitive. Another example is that June is skeptical and May is emotional. The last example is that June is resistant to opening up to others and may is empathic.

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A character that is both round and dynamic is Lily. She has had a lot of depth and learned many lessons. She has changed from being a scared young girl.

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I think August and June are foil characters because August was very kind and caring when Lily and Rosaleen came to the house while June always had a bad feeling and wanted them to leave the house so they didn’t get in trouble.

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Rosalee’s was in disbelief and was speechless. She had just lost her new best friend. “…poor Rosaleen, who I had just realized had lost her new best friend, stood not making a sound.” (Kidd 194)

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I think June is round and dynamic. June has a strong opinion on Lily, but as the story goes on she becomes nicer to Lily. June developed then changed.