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Christine N. Rodriguez Period 3 - Mrs. Rodriguez March 13, 2009 Idea for Title – Communication is Key Thesis Statement – In The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd states that “the whole fabric of honey bee society depends on communication,” which is also reflected through many of the characters in her novel. Quote The whole fabric of honey bee society depends on communication – on an innate ability to send and receive messages, to encode and decode information.

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So the scout bees have communicated to the foragers the necessary information for them to find the food on their own.

Add in quotes as you do your research…this was a small sample, but I hope you get the idea.

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Application Lily and T-Ray’s lack of communication greatly hinders their relationship. Lily not being able to communicate with August further makes her question her life. Rosaleen does not effectively communicate with the men at the Esso station June also struggles in communicating with Neil. When everyone in the play decided to share their feelings with each other, their lives improve May cannot communicate her sadness and cope with her In the novel, August finally communicates with Lily, which opens the doors for Lily to come to terms with her mother’s death and abandonment on her own. Connect with “I guess I have forgiven us both, although sometimes in the night my dreams will take me back to sadness, and I have to wake up and forgive us again” Now that August and Tray have communicated to her about her mother’s death, she is able to move from questioning to dealing with it on her own…and her way is to forgive.

Source Kidd, Sue M. 2002. The secret life of bees. New York: Penguin Books. Pg. 165

Written – May 15, 2005 Site - http://users.rcn.com/ jkimball.ma.ultranet/Biolo gyPages/B/BeeDances.ht ml Title – Honeybee Communication Retrieved – March 12, 2009 TSLOB, page 301