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During the book The Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk Kidd, the reader is able to see some of the many unique values or characteristics that Lily, the main character, holds. Even in the early stages of this book one is able to see Lily's character traits, such as, her low self-worth and esteem, her faith in people, and also impulsiveness driven by her desire for a stable and loving family. It is not until Lily starts on her quest into her mother's past that one can see fully the depth and trueness of these qualities.
In all budding adolescents there is always low self esteem and a feeling of not fitting in. Although in The Secret Life of Bees, this low self-worth and self esteem is fueled by her cold unloving father who never supported Lily's love for books and reading. He also referred to her, "as Miss Brown Nose in a Book and occasionally Miss Emily Big Head Diction" (16). Because of this almost constant insensitive criticism that Lily was put through, she acquires a very low self worth and also self image. Lily felt that she, "I might as well have worn a sign on my back: I am not popular and never will be."(8). Most young teenagers usually have their parents trying to help them gain greater self esteem, but in this case instead of it being a peer or classmate behind the smart remarks, it is Lily's own father. In modern day, this sort of ridicule would be called verbal abuse. Because this book was set in the south, during the period of the Civil Rights act, there was no one to go to and nowhere to go to stop it. Lily's small if any amount of self confidence could also lead to relationship problems. This lack of self worth and self esteem caused by her unloving and insensitive father, her only parent, is most likely the reason that Lily ran away on her search for her mother's past, but she ended up being in search of love.
With age comes forgiveness and trust in people. That is w…