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The Secret Life Of Bees Journal Entry Analysis

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The Secret Life of Bees Journal Entry 1 “I wanted to tell T. Ray that any girl would love a silver charm bracelet, that in fact last year I was the only girl at Sylvan Junior without one…”-Lily Owens Chapter 1 pg. 21. In the book so far, the main character is the type of person who is lonely trying to find ways to belong in certain environments and find him or herself and at the same time they aren’t afraid to keep trying. I feel that Lily has a good mind set towards her goals because of the promises she makes towards herself to keep trying to achieve the goals that she wants to accomplish. By this, she continues wanting to fulfill her goals, for example, the bracelet she keeps asking for despite how many birthdays have passed concluding

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