Sue Monk Kidd Character Traits

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In Sue Monk Kidd’s novel, The Secret Life of Bees, Kidd indirectly characterizes T. Ray as a malicious person in order to emphasize his role as the villain. For example, Kidd demonstrates the cruel personality of the speaker with his speech and appearance, “...I looked at his face. It was despising and full of anger. ‘As long as you live under my roof, you’ll do what I say!’ he shouted...” (26). T. Ray is the abusive father of the protagonist, Lily. He often shouts and treats his child with cruelty, even linking Lily’s misery to himself with the words, “As long as you live under my roof, you’ll do what I say!” Kidd consistently fills Lily with fear and danger around T. Ray to emphasize that he is a source of

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