lit circle letter #2

Dear Anna and Annabelle,

to me it seems the second section is when all the dramatic sequences happen with Mays suicide and Lily reveling that she is Deborah's daughter and august revealing that she knew the whole time and that T-ray was not lying when he said her mother abandoned her. but as I cannot think of much more to write i will do one of the questions for discussion.

I will do the question "who is the queen bee in this story". well in my opinion there are two options there would be august which is the most obvious and then there could also be our lady in chains who i think is the better answer. the reasons august would be the queen bee is because she seems like a mother figure to all the characters throughout the story with her curvy hips and soft tummy Lily idolizes her and looks to her as a role model seeking her advise on many matters and her praise the way a child seeks from their mother. she is also a mother to June and May caring and providing she is the big sister who stepped up to the plate when their mother died. she is a mother to Rosaleen too for example when she brought Rosaleen into town to buy a new dress so she could register to vote i reminded me of a mother bringing her daughter to buy a new dress for a dance.
But i think Our Lady in Chains is the better choice even though she is not a real person she still has all the maternal quality's. for example she is strong literally in that she is solid wood and figuratively in the pose she is in with her fist held high in the air and a proud look on her face if you were to look at her you would think "that is a strong woman" but not only is she strong she is caring and in a literal sense sweet from the honey they preserve her with and her heart is painted on her chest out side her skin so that you can touch it and know she understands you and everything will be alright. i think the book also speaks for its self too because it says you are the mother of thousands just like the queen bee in constant labor and even august says mary is a mother to all of the daughters.