Everyone has a secret life that they keep hidden from the rest of the world. Lies are told daily to keep these lives hidden in the dark. In The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd, bees have the most secret lives of all. They each have their specific role to play deep within the hive. It is obvious that the author intended some of his characters to embody the roles that these buzzing insects must dutifully fulfill in every duty. Lily and Zach are the field bees, August is a nurse bee, and the Lady of Chains is the queen bee. Field bees have great navigation skills and tireless hearts. They go to the fields daily, collect nectar and pollen from all the flowers and bring them back to their hive. Both Lily and Zach have great navigation skills and tireless hearts. Not to mention that they go out every day to help collect all the honey from the fields, just like bees collect nectar and pollen. Lily traveled from Sylvan, Georgia to Tiburon, South Carolina without any assistance. It requires a lot of luck, at least a little skill. Zach travels across South Carolina in his truck daily throughout the summer harvesting honey. They both have skills to navigate. Lily's tireless heart is always searching for the love of her father, whom she calls T. Ray, no matter how many times he crushes her with his words and actions. In the novel, Lily even says: “Thirty-two names for love.” Was it unthinkable that he could tell me about one, even one reserved for minor things like the peanuts in your Coke? Lily would accept any glimmer of hope that meant T. Ray loved her. Even after T. Ray abused her mentally and physically, Lily's heart would continue...... middle of paper ... sends the queen bee all over the place. People share their secret lives without even talking about it. It only takes a look or a feeling to see that others have faced similar situations and problems, some people even live parallel lives. Despite the fact that many people believe that it is impossible for a miserable insect, like a bee, to experience the suffering that a human being faces, Sue Monk Kidd proves them wrong with her book The Secret Life of Bees. In her novel, she draws several of her characters from the types of bees that exist in a hive. Lily and Zach have characteristics akin to those of field bees, August has the nurturing personality of a nurse bee, and the Lady of Chains is revered by her subjects, just as a queen bee is revered by her hive. . Nowadays, no one ever faces a problem that someone or something has faced before. No one really has a secret life all to themselves..