Blog 1

Blog 1: Character Analysis - Lily Lily is first introduced as a fourteen year old white girl who grew up on a peach farm with her father. Lily's mother died when Lily was young and we later find out that Lily is responsible for her death. It was accidental, but Lily shot her mother without realizing it or remembering it. These lingering memories shaped Lily's character and were dragged through life with her. When first introduced to Lily, she seems quiet and almost afraid. She is afraid of her father, T. Ray, because he is so rough on her. She is also afraid of being close to people and showing too much of herself. As the story continues and Lily stays at August Boatwright's house, she begins to change. Not only does her personality change, but her character as well. Lily becomes much more outgoing and personable. She stops lying, and eventually comes clean with August about everything, including the past about her mother. She also begins to learn how to truly love and trust and let people into her life. She makes friends that she will keep for her whole life and finally stands up for herself against her father and the way he has treated her all her life. Lily also changes her views on the world, realizing that black people are the same as white people and should be treated equally. Lily changes slowly throughout the book, but by the end she is a drastically different person than she was in the first few chapters.