The Secret Life of Bees Lesson Plan

What does Lily learn about her mother from August in Chapter 12? How does this change her perception of her mother, her family, and herself?

These final chapters of the novel are very transformative for Lily, as she is finally ready to learn the truth about her mother and August tells her a lot of information that helps make it possible for her to move on to the next phase of her life. During her conversation with August, Lily learns that August has known the entire time about her true identity and was just waiting for Lily to reveal herself. August tells Lily that her mother, Deborah, did live in the honey house once, but that August had known her for many years...