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Secret LIfe of Bees (Deborah and T RAY ((The source of that anger is…
Secret LIfe of Bees
Deborah and T RAY
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T. Ray is Lily's father, a bitter, cruel man who takes his anger out on Lily
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From August, Lily learns that T. Ray was once deeply in love with Lily's mother, but they were totally unsuited for each other in social background and personality
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Lily
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She lives in Sylvan, South Carolina, with her father, T. Ray, and her housekeeper, Rosaleen
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Rosaleen
Six months after Lily’s mother died, T. Ray took Rosaleen out of the fields and assigned her to taking care of Lily
She is a very large woman who often burps and speaks her mind clearly, openly, and without self-censorship
Lily’s nanny and first friend. Rosaleen is a black woman who originally worked as a peach picker in the fields belonging to Lily’s father.
June and May
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May, June, and August are known as “the calendar sisters.” August has chosen not to marry because she does not want to give up the autonomy of her independent womanhood
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