This section of the book made me considerably angrier than the last two.
Within 10 pages of this section, I was already angry at Lily. She decides out of the blue to CALL T.RAY.
WHAT IN GOD'S GREEN EARTH WOULD YOU DO THAT FOR?
You JUST fit in with the Boatwright crowd, and then you pull this and just end up being more upset for finding out that SURPRISE! T.Ray doesn't know what your favourite colour is!!!!!!
Another major thing that angered me was the fact that May committed suicide. This all started when it was rumored that a white movie star was bringing his black girlfriend to a movie, which was a big no-no in South Carolina in 1964. Zach, a boy whom Lily befriends earlier on in the book, is put in jail. August, not wanting May to go hysterical, does not tell her emotional sister what happened. One way or another, May finds out what happened, and drowns herself in the river with a rock. May is dead.
This surprised me very much, since so far, this book didn't seem to be the one where a lot of people close to the protagonist die. There was no major bond between Lily and May, which usually ends up cursing the latter into dying midway through the book to die to somehow teach the protagonist a lesson.
It also surprised me that when I thought about it, Zach getting arrested might not have been the only reason May ended her life. It could have been the fact that August and June were hiding it from her, because they thought she couldn't handle the truth. since she'd always been so emotional in the past.
Overall, I am liking this book as of page 225. I think that next section Lily might finally come through and tell August the truth, since she's been hinting at it throughout this section.
I understand your anger towards Lily for calling T. Ray, but I think she deep down had to. Since she ran away, I'm sure she has been thinking constantly about whether or not T. Ray cares and misses her. By not knowing her favourite colour, she was able to tell that he truly doesn't care and doesn't know her well. She is then able to leave behind that old life and accept the new one with August a lot easier.
ReplyDeleteSarah S
June 5
I agree with your anger towards May dyeing. It was out of the blue and maybe foreshadowed a bit, but still had made another random event i needed to look back at and think about later when the main conflict took place. You are correct about Lily and May having a small bond so her death was monumental but made an impact with the sisters.
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