The Secret Life of Bees
by Sue Monk Kidd

The Secret Life of Bees: Setting 1 key example

Definition of Setting

Setting is where and when a story or scene takes place. The where can be a real place like the city of New York, or it can be an imagined... read full definition
Setting is where and when a story or scene takes place. The where can be a real place like the city of New York, or... read full definition
Setting is where and when a story or scene takes place. The where can be a real place like the... read full definition
Setting
Explanation and Analysis:

The setting of The Secret Life of Bees in South Carolina, 1964, is more than just a backdrop. It is a charged political and historical force that affects every interaction and decision in the novel. Because the book is set in the rural American South during the height of the Civil Rights era, the entire landscape of Lily’s childhood and adolescence is colored by brutal segregation and racial injustice.