The sister of May, August, and April Boatwright. Like August, June is an intelligent, educated woman, but where August welcomes Lily into their home with open arms, June is suspicious and contemptuous of Lily—partly because Lily is white, and she is black. During the novel, June refuses marriage to Neil several times before accepting. In the end, June comes to accept Lily as her friend, and apologizes for her rudeness.
June Boatwright Quotes in The Secret Life of Bees
The The Secret Life of Bees quotes below are all either spoken by June Boatwright or refer to June Boatwright. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 11
Quotes
“I’m sorry for being so hard on you when you first got here…”
Related Characters:
June Boatwright (speaker), Lily Owens
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June Boatwright Quotes in The Secret Life of Bees
The The Secret Life of Bees quotes below are all either spoken by June Boatwright or refer to June Boatwright. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 11
Quotes
“I’m sorry for being so hard on you when you first got here…”
Related Characters:
June Boatwright (speaker), Lily Owens
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
