ENTRY #2) The Secret Life of Bees

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G4isv_Fylg

Coldplay - Paradise 

               I chose this song to represent, the contextual detail between, chapters 2-4.  This song talks about a girl running away from her past to get to paradise.In chapter 2 we see a similar situation as Lily is running away from her father (past), to find out`about her dead mother. She is running away from the hell that she is living through with her father, to her own paradise (in order to find out more about her mom) . Therefore the conflict between parent plus child and the pursuit of truth relates to the song, in chapter 2. The song also expressess feelings of,  sadness and frustration, which relates to how Lily felt,which is caused by her fathers mistreatment. For example, he punished her severely for wondering about her mother death. He hated when she read while selling peaches during her shift. I always wonder maybe, T-Ray her father killed, Lily's mother, that's why he doesnt like when Lily talks about the death of his wife. Maybe her fathers secret could come out? Is this why he is hiding and avoiding the topic altogether.

ENTRY #1 :The Secret Life of Bees

ARTICLE: http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/racism-still-an-issue-in-ontario-outgoing-human-rights-chief-says-1.2252860 

       The link that I have attached above, is exploring where Canada is in, in terms of equality and racism. Canada is still facing ongoing discrimination within different ethnic groups. It will and seems to be an ongoing issue in society, and classifies  as a, "Social Issue." I have attached this news report because it has a deep connection with my book, "The Secret Life of Bees." My book discusses how Rosaleen, Lily's Housekeeper, Rosaleen faces racist comments and tries to fit in as a black women in this harsh society. The article emphasizes where are future is spiraling into, when it states. Unless we're able to eliminate discrimination and create a situation where all people are respected, all our lives are diminished" This is an important issue, because the book I am reading took place quite a while back in 1964. If this issue, is still carrying on, there needs to be a stop to it or else it will only get worse and affect many more innocent people. The book also emphasizes that these discriminated women do not give up. They fight for the equality and don't back down to the situation. We must, as a community enforce the equality , and make racism vanish. The article further explains, this situation in the present day! Therefore, this article and book relate due to the emphasis on the social issue, racism. 

"Barbara Hall, Ontario's chief human rights commissioner, is seen at headquarters in Toronto on Monday, Feb. 23, 2015 (Collin Perkel/THE CANADIAN PRESS)