Analysis Of Little Bee

The book Little Bee is a touching, sad, first person perspective novel which was written by Chris Cleave and published in 2008. The story brings you on the beaches of Nigeria, London, and the town of Kingston upon Thames “which is a city in England.” From a literary perspective, the book is gearing towards a book that is primarily about hope. Just by reading and understanding the concepts and events that are being explained you can easily see why I see it as a hopeful story. If you dig a little deeper, you can see hope in other areas that most people will not be able to catch without a little extra research or thinking. By digging deeper, you will find plots, settings, quotes, and literary symbols that will give you a feeling that what the

A quote that was used in the book that I think has deep meaning is; "Sad words are just another beauty. A sad story means; this storyteller is alive" (p. 9). Little Bee is the one that said this quote. What she meant by it is that everyone has a story that is either good or bad, but you can always find hope in any story and that is why she said “the storyteller is alive” (p.9). Another quote that I notice a hint of hope that Little Bee gave is “A scar does not form on the dying. A scar means, I survived” (p. 9). What she meant when she said this is that people get scars that are either physically or mentally, but a scar means she survived a situation that tested her willingness to hope for the best outcome even if everything is falling apart. When little bee said this quote, she was in the immigration detention facility glaring at Sari girl’s legs and noticing scars. Sari girl was wearing a yellow dress, which is a literary

Think about Little Bees name for a second. Does a bee have traits that could possibly signify hope? As a matter a fact it does! They show strength, perseverance, can be sometimes bothersome and helpful to you or their colony. Those are the few human characteristics that I find like each other. Strength a perseverance together to me shows that there is hope in any situation. Batman can be used as another literary device. He is a guy that gives hope to the citizens in Gotham even though the joker is planning crimes in the city. There are some literary devices that might be tough to find in any work of