I think June finally realized how stupid it was to hate a 14 year old, just because she was white. June finally seemed to accept that Lily wasn't a racist white girl who just showed up at their doorstep, yet a lost orphan, who happened to be white, who needed a home.
2.
How do you think August will react once Lily
decides to tell her about her mother?
I think August will be understanding, as she knows that Lily has been lying since the second she showed up. The fact that we now know her mother used to stay at their house may bring a bit more confusion and drama, I find that August is a kind soul that has come to truly love Lily and shouldn't be too upset to learn the truth.
3.
Lily has been avoiding telling August the truth
since she has arrived, yet lately has been trying desperately to tell her. Why
do you think Lily suddenly feels an urgency to tell August why she is truly
there?
Lily has been lying non-stop since she arrived, which must be exhausting. She only started lying since she originally didn't trust August enough and wanted to get to know her first. Now that they are close, Lily wants to be able to show August her true self.
4.
Why did Zach’s arrest cause May to go over the
edge, and kill herself?
May has been struggling with the injustice of the world's problems for a while now. Usually it was through people she didn't actually know. So having someone so close go through such a terrible event, and to have her sisters try to hide it from her, would really show the harshness of the world. The fact that her sisters tried to hide it shows that they found May very weak, which probably hurt May more than if they had told her in the first place.
5.
When Zach was out with Lily, one of his friends
punched a white man in the face. An officer demanded which man did it, but when
no one answered, he took them all to jail. Why didn't Zach turn the other guy in
if it would have gotten him out of jail?
Being thought of as a coward and a snitch is a lot worse than any punishment in my opinion. To be thought of and punished by someone who is only judging you by the colour of your skin, is horrible yet a lot easier to blame on them then if it is one of your friends who is judging you. By turning in your friends, you lose important people in your life who would have probably had your back if the role was reversed. The officer would be punishing you for something you know you didn't do, yet by betraying your friend, you would have to live with the guilt forever and know in your heart you deserve it.
6.
While out with Zach at Clayton Forrest’s law
office, Lily decided to call T. Ray to see if he knew her favourite colour. Why
do you think Lily called T. Ray?
Lily finally realized that T. Ray didn't care at all for Lily. If T. Ray could remember that one detail of her, then it would show deep down there was some good in her, and that he does care about her. In her heart she probably had a bit of doubt running away, thinking that T. Ray at least cared a bit for her. She finally realizes that he doesn't care at all for her, if he can't remember a simple detail about her.
7.
If you were in Lily’s shoes, would you come
clean about why you truly ran away? If so, would you have done it by now?
I wouldn't have come clean right away, since the family probably wouldn't let me in then, but I think by now, once I truly cared for them and understood how wonderful they are, I would have. The guilt would be too much for me, to lie constantly to such nice people. I know Lily is struggling with that same problem right now.
8.
Lily has truly come to love living with August
and June, do you think she is going to be able to stay there once they know the
truth?
August is a very kind soul who cares very much for Lily, I'm sure that she will be able to see through the deceitfulness, especially once she finds out how horrible T. Ray is. I know she wouldn't want Lily going through any more pain and would forgive her for lying. Also I feel she will get to stay, as the story has subtle clues about August and June thinking something to this day, showing that Lily is still in touch with them.
9.
Neil has been asking June to marry him for a while
now, yet she never would say yes. What was stopping her?
June had been hurt before in a devastating way. Not only was she left at the alter, she was left by her sister, April. Two people she loved deeply had deserted her without warning, so she was unable to see how she could open herself up again to someone, without getting hurt.
10.
Why do you think that June finally decided to
say yes?
June realized how short life truly is, and how in a simple day, everything could change. She realized that Neil would stay by her forever, as he demonstrated through his never ending work to make her marry him. He never gave up on her and showed how much he loves her, reassuring her that this is a good thing.
Sarah S
May 25th, 2014
I think May commits suicide because when August explains that when May sees pain in other she treats the fear as if it is her pain, so when it kept piling up she finally decided a all the pain she took in through her lofe an en it by drowning herself in the lake by the wailing wall. -Nick
ReplyDeleteYes I agree, yet still find it is more than that. Nothing else worked her up to this, so I find that is much more. Maybe since her sisters tried to hide it from her, it showed her that they truly think she is too fragile and weak to keep up to date. By being ignored and left out of the loop from your sisters would bring you down too much.
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