Secret Life of Bees, The
Posted by justinwarner1986 on 31st December 2009
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IMDB rating: 6.40 Plot: Set in South Carolina in 1964, the film is the moving tale of Lily Owens (Fanning) a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother (Burton). To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father (Bettany), Lily flees with Rosaleen (Hudson), her caregiver and only friend, to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother’s past. Taken in by the intelligent and independent Boatwright sisters (Latifah, Okonedo and Keys), Lily finds solace in their mesmerizing world of beekeeping, honey and the Black Madonna. |
Actors: Bettany Paul,Chrest Joe,Kerr Quentin,Kowalski Taylor,Oberst Jr. Bill,Parker Nate,Wilds Tristan,Adventure,Drama,
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Here’s part of my story!
I picked up a tiny piece of beach glass, that was my favorite color blue. The edges were rounded, not sharp, it was a little shiny if you put it beneath the sun light.
I was always happy when I was walking on MY secret beach, not any other beach, my beach. I always stood at the edge of the beach where the salty ocean water would come up and wisk away some sand. My mother would never ever let me go to the beach, or my beach, I would never obey my mother’s rules.
Every day at 5 o’clock after school I would go down to my beach for a little while. I woud just stand on the beach taking in the salty sea air. It was a minute or so from our house which was a very good thing.
My beach has pure white sand, unlike the other beaches. My beach was special. I never have told any one about my beach, not even my grandma Ruth, or my grandma Helen. Even though they were my best friends. I haven’t even told my BFF Vega yet. I know it’s breaking mom’s rules but still.
1. Don’t go anywhere with out my permshion.
2. Never go into the study or my studio.
3. DO NOT touch the pastries.
4. DO NOT flirt with boys.
5. DO NOT PLAY MATCH MAKER.
6. Do not go to the beach, they’re not sanitary.
The list goes on and on, but those are the most important ones. Those are the rules that are so important, that if you break one my mom will freak out. That’s why my beach is secret.I went to stand on the giant rock that over looks the tide pools, that have the purple starfish and sea urchins in them. I stood on the rock peering down into the tide pool. My life was pretty good.
My mother (Maria Markson) was young when she got married (she was 27), when she had me she was 30, when my dad died she was 32. Now she’s 43, not that old, really not that old! My mother and father started there own business in Williamsburg, VA called Royal Treats, it’s a bakery. My mother loved my father so much that she made there wedding so beautiful that it got featured in a magazine! Everyone was talking about it. Three years later she had me! Dorothy Jennifer Markson, that’s me! Two years passed and my father was out getting baby food (for me!) and he was coming home(it was dark out) and he all of a sudden dissappeared off the face of the Earth. That’s what Susie Bee says, she saw what happened. He was just driving, Susie Bee blinked and POOF David John Markson vanished. After my mom, and grandma Helen (dad’s mom) found out they cryed together for five days straight, or so my grandma Ruth (mom’s mom) says.
Ruth (grandma Ruth) is very cool and strange. She dies her shiny gray hair orange or blonde depending on her mood that day. When we go somewhere together, people would often stare and sometimes point. She stands out in crowds because of how tall she is (5 foot 4 inches) and her hair color.
Ruth and Helen (my other grandma) live right down the road from us. I can visit them when ever I want. They work at the shop (my mom’s shop, Royal Treats) and so do I, we see each other every day.
My mom and I live in a small Cape Cod style house just a minute away from the James River’s shore. That’s where my secret beach is.
I like your story very much. I think you may have used the word beach too often. You should print out your story and read through it and highlight every single word beach. Sometimes when you said beach you could have used other terms. For example "I stood on my beach…" Change it too something like "I stood at the edge of the water, my toes squishing in the sand..etc" something like that. A beach is a beautiful place that you could use a lot of description with. I would suggest maybe googling images of beaches. Or if you live near one go down there with a pen and paper and write. Also, don’t forget about all the elements when you are describing the beach. (the sand, the sky, the clouds, the wind, the sun, the suns rays, etc.) You have a great story idea. Good luck
I hope I helped! Feel free to email me if you have any other questions
jrenee
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AndreaH | Nov 18, 2009
