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What kinds of food and candy are used to describe August?
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Describe someone you know comparing them to a food.
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Just as a baker tantalizes a customer with sweet aromas and flavors, Sue Monk Kidd tantalizes her readers with metaphors of good morsels. When August Boatwright is first introduced, Lily describes her with words that evoke images of food and candy. "She was almond-buttery with sweat and sun, her face corrugated with a thousand caramel wrinkles and her hair looking flour dusted..." (71-72). The image the reader creates in their mind when reading Kidd's description is of a woman who has a warm, sweet, and welcoming color to show August's warm, sweet, and welcoming personality. The almond butter depicts a smoothness, while wrinkles show age and unevenness. August and June disagree on whether they should allow Lily and Rosaleen to stay. "'I just have a feeling about this, June. Something tells me not to send her back to some place she doesn't want to be'" (87). August smoothes out the wrinkles in Lily's story so June will not report her to the authorities. August takes in Lily and Rosaleen just like George takes in Lennie in Of Mice and Men. Both George and August show sweetness and kindness when they protect others from harm. The dusting of flour shows August is aging; her hair is turning white like flour dusted on dough.
ReplyDeletePeople in real life can also spark the interest of you senses with food and candy. My sister Mia has both physical characteristics and behavioral characteristics that are similar to food. Her huge, round, hazel eyes are similar to a kiwi. Her eyes are brown on the outside and as you slowly peel away the first layer, you will see green deposited with small, black flakes. The smooth complexion of her face resembles the tender meat inside an almond. When the sun throws spikes of light onto her hair, it glistens like soft, fresh honey. This sweet golden food is also like her behavior. Just as honey adapts quite well to it's environment, so does Mia. Honey dissolves effortlessly when introduced to a cup hot tea, just as Mia blends easily into any social setting. When a warm pancake is topped with honey, it enhances its flavor and makes it more enjoyable. Likewise, when Mia is present, she enhances the atmosphere and makes conversation more enjoyable. Depicting people with the use of food and sweets paints a delicious image of physical characteristics and personality traits.
A sweet, fragrant, scent wafts up from the table before you. All the sweets you could imagine sit upon a large table, in front of your wide eyes. Purple cotton candy, smooth ice cream, cloud-like pastries, and more. Food is a such a large part of life. It is necessary for life. Sue Monk Kidd describes August Boatwright with images of food and candy. Some of the treats used to describe August are almond butter, caramel, and flour. In the book, page 71, Lily says, “She was almond-buttery with sweat and sun, her face corrugated with a thousand caramel wrinkles and her hair looking flour dusted-”. This shows that almond butter, flour, and caramel are used to describe August, the oldest calendar sister.
ReplyDeleteEach bit of food on the table is its own piece of artwork, its own person. Food can be a magical thing. One person that I can describe with food is my dad. He has salt and pepper hair (though mostly pepper, haha) and eyes that are light brown, like milk chocolate. He also happens to be very tall, like a spaghetti noodle.
Once again, food is a large part of everyday life. In fact, there is an extremely popular app called “Candy Crush” which is similar to the game “Bejeweled”. According to CNN, the company that owns this game, “King” is becoming public this week. Soon, you will be able to own a part of this company!
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ReplyDeleteLots of sugar, a pinch of spice, and a dash of everything nice. These are the ingredients to describe August Boatright and they resemble the flavors for a very kind person. The foods and candies that are used to describe August are “almond-buttery with sweat and sun, her face corrugated with a thousand caramel wrinkles and her hair looking flour dusted.” The almond-buttery connects to the color of her skin and she was hot from being out in the sun which made her hot and sweaty. Since August was an old woman, her thousand caramel wrinkles and flour dusted hair represented her physical features and even all that, she still looked young as a tree in the summer. I think that August reminds me of my own grandmother since she is almost 70 yet she resembles a 50 year old woman in my opinion. This is important because August’s past is explained further and will reveal that the connection to the candy and food will also relate to her personality.
Lily states that August resembles candy and food; there are other people who also connect to food and candy as well. One person who I can compare to food and candy is my mother. Her skin is as smooth as freshly opened cream, her nails are purple like freshly washed grapes from the store and her hair is similar to a reddish orange grapefruit ripe and ready for someone to take a bite out of. My mom’s physical features also connect to her emotions, she is always as ripe as an apple when she wakes up in the morning and is always ready for the day. To sum up, my mother is similar to a basket of fruit on your table, and a very tasty one too.
Hannah Busch
ReplyDeletePeople in life can be mean, gentle, weird, annoying, sneaky, caring and etc. They could have bad attitudes. The way they act is how you can see what their traits are. August in the book is very gentle and sweet. She never gets mad and welcome's Lily into her house with no problem. August reminds me of sweethearts. Sweet hearts remind me of a person being nice and are really sweet. In the text it states,"well, you can stay here till you figure out what to do. We cant have you living on the streets, said August." This shows that August had let strangers into her house. She cares for people and sweethearts seem like loving candy. In real life now a days, nobody will ever let a stranger into their house. The stranger could be bad. August is a sweet and caring person.
There are some people who are so kind these days. They have so many positive traits. You would want to be friends with this type of people. I know a girl who is like that. She is so kind, nice, loving, funny, and smart all at the same time. She reminds me of a pizza with lots of toppings on top. Even when she is loving, she still is so funny. She has the whole package. She has a great attitude, always honest, she is fair, helpful, trustworthy and athletic. With all these traits, all the toppings on the pizza are covered by them.
Sue monk Kidd does a great job describing August in the book. In one part of the book she describes August food with food. “She was almond-buttery with sweat and sun, her face corrugated with a thousand caramel wrinkles and her hair looking flour dusted, but the rest of her seemed decades younger.” These kinds of food are quite delicious and also fit Augusts from personality and looks. She compares caramel to her face and her looking like a flour dusting.
ReplyDeleteMy friends are all tall and thick so it is hard trying to come up with foods that look like him. First food I would describe him as is like a carrot because of his tallness. Secondly I would describe with is cauliflower because of his pale white skin. Lastly I would describe him with a nice big juicy steak because of how he looks. When we eat out together he eats to plates of food because he is six feet tall and weighs over one hundred seventy pounds.
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Sue Monk Kidd describes August by using food and candy related words. On page 71 Kidd uses lime to describe August’s scarf, “… wearing a pair of rimless glasses and a lime green scarf tied onto her belt.” Lily describes August when she was full of perspiration. On page 71 it says, “She was almond-buttery with sweat and sun, her face corrugated with a thousand caramel wrinkles and her hair looking flour dusted, but the rest of her seemed decades younger.” The almond butter is the color her skin looked when she was sweating. The wrinkles on her face were described as caramel. Lily looks at August’s hair and says it is flour dusted. She is saying it is white. May in the book smells like various foods. This relates to the food may smelt like. On page 71 it says, “I stepped closer to her and caught the faint scent of honey coming in from the wood... I could smell nothing then but the pomade on her hair, onions on her hands, vanilla on her breath.” Instead of being described by food and candy, May is being described by way she smells like. There are various foods that Lily smells. This is similar to food shows were they talk about all different foods and compare them to one another.
ReplyDelete“Mom’s hair is like cotton candy at a carnival!” my mom used to say with her brothers. My Grandma has white curly hair twisted up like cotton candy on her head. She is as sweet as it too! Her eyes remind me of two plump blueberries, but they can only see. Her smile is so wide it looks like she has a watermelon slice in there. She smiles as big as she could, which makes me smile even more. The wrinkles on forehead look like dried apricots. Grandma’s cheeks are so rosy that they remind me of ready to be picked tomatoes. Her fingers took place for string beans (well that’s what I believe), they are very skinny and sleek. The bones stick out of her fingers. August is compared to food in The Secret Life of Bees by Lily when she first sees her in Tiburon, South Carolina.
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ReplyDeleteAugust. Sweet, old, strong and honey-tastic. In the book, The Secret Life of Bees, August has a love for honey that is very prominent, she even suggests calming down bees by loving them, she says, “Send them love and everything will be fine.” From this, the first ingredient I would add to a candy adaptation of August would be honey. Since August is very old, the candy that represents her should be one that has had a long history. This candy should be very strong as well, because of August’s strength in difficult situations. Last but not least, August’s candy should be as sweet as herself. If August was a piece of candy, she would be a Bit-O-Honey.
Amira. She is one of my friends that would make a very interesting piece of candy. Amira is very healthy, so her candy adaptation would be sugar-free. Sue M. Kidd once wrote, “You’ve gotta imagine what’s never been.” Amira is a very strong devotee of this quote, she is very creative, and so her candy would be multicolored in order to symbolize this trait. Sensitivity is a tangible trait of Amira’s so her candy would feel as soft as cotton candy. Last but not least, Amira’s candy would be one that enjoys eating, because she is a lovable person.
4musketeers18
Lily describes August as almond and caramel. On page 71-72 it says, “She was almond–buttery with sweet and sun, her face corrugated with a thousand caramel wrinkles, her hair looking flour dusted and the rest of her looking decades younger” This is how Lily describes August when she first sees her, when Lily and Rosaleen arrived at the pink house. I guess it meant that she was dark skinned because Lily described her as “almond-buttery”. Her face was the color of caramel. The word corrugated means wrinkly so her face looked like wrinkly caramel.
ReplyDeleteI would compare my sister to a sour-patch kid because she can be sour, meaning she can be mean, and they she can be sweet, meaning she can be nice. Sometimes she could be so nice to me, but they next day she could be mean to me. This reminds me of a sour-patch kid because when you first eat them they are a little sour, but after a couple seconds they became sweet, just like Sweetish Fish. One day she can be a green one because she is calm, but they next day she could be red and full of energy.
Candy is sweet and comforting on days when you need some sugar in your life. It’s a privilege, and something everyone enjoys. August Boatwright is candy; sweet, sugary, and there on your worst days. But not only is her personality like candy, so is her appearance. On page 71-72, Sue Monk Kidd describes August as “almond-buttery with sweat and sun, her face corrugated with a thousand caramel wrinkles…” Foods used to describe August are almond-butter and caramel. Almond-butter can be both smooth and crunchy, which relates to August. She’s smooth because she’s extremely loving and has a very gentle feeling, but at the same time, she’s “crunchy” because she can be strong. Caramel perfectly describes her because she’s very sweet and comforting.
ReplyDeleteAlthough most candy is sweet and kind, certain ones want to send you off the edge. Sour Patch Kids appear delicious and comforting, but they turn out to be super sour! However, they turn sweet after a few minutes. With Sour Patch Kids, they’re always on and off from sour to sweet. I would compare my friend to Sour Patch Kids, because one day she’s the kindest person ever, and the next, she’s extremely mean and sour. As it says on page 71, “onions on her hands, vanilla on her breath.” Onions aren’t exactly sweet like the sour part of the Sour Patch Kids, and vanilla is very sweet, like the sweet part of the candy. My friend can be very “sour” and rude, but she always seems to have the sour part of her sucked off of her the next, and she’s “sweet.”
When Lily first spotted August, she was in awe due to her beautiful appearance. In order for Lily to express August’s appearance, she compared it to food. On page 71, the author began describing August as “…almond-buttery with sweat and sun…” This little blurb in the text can tell the reader many things about August. First, August is all sweaty, which shows that she is determined, and it also said she had sun. Earlier in the story, when Rosaleen and Lily were walking towards the Boatwright’s house, they saw a lady (who was August) working out in the field, which explains why she was sweaty and sunburnt. Next, the author describes August with “ her face corrugated with a thousand caramel wrinkles...” (pg. 71-72) Since the Boatwright sister’s have colored skin, it explains why Lily referred to her skin as caramel. It always gave readers the idea that she was older because she was described with the hyperbole of having “thousands” of wrinkles. Lastly, August was described with “her hair looking flour dusted…” (pg. 72) This also shows that August is older because her hair is slowly turning white (because of her age). Since Lily never described the other Boatwright sister’s with aging characteristics, I predict that August is her favorite out of them all.
ReplyDeleteOne food (drink) that I can easily compare my friend to is soda. Soda is really bubbly and fizzy. Based on my experiences, soda gives you a lot of energy, and keeps you hyper for a few hours, and then completely drains you. My friend has a very bubbly personality. And when it comes to energy, she is filled with it. My friend is always running around, screaming, and talking non-stop since they always have energy to burn. On page 140, August says, “Do you know I love peanuts in my coke, too? …” Clearly August drinks soda (coke), which must give her plenty of energy. I think this is why August is capable of working on the fields outside her house for continuous hours.
"I looked back at her, and she was staring at me with her ginger-cake eyes." This quote was said by Lily, who was describing August. Ginger cake is one of the few different foods that are used to describe August. The foods that are used to describe her are generally very sweet, and reflect her personality quite well. Another great example of this is "She was almond-buttery with sweat and sun, her face corrugated with a thousand caramel wrinkles and her hair looking flour dusted.” This quote is comparing her skin to the light brown color of almonds. The very wrinkles on her face are comparable to caramel wrinkles. Sue Monk Kidd made a very good choice by choosing the compare August to sweet foods. In doing so, she sets the foundation for August’s character, as a sweet, warm, and loving person.
ReplyDeleteI would compare on of my best friends to a Sour Patch Kid. He’s the kind of person that you want to be around, just like you know you want to eat all the sour patches that you can. But, just like a sour patch kid, he goes form sour to sweet. At one point, he can be very bitter and angry, but after a few seconds, he goes back to being the coolest person. When I think of that process, I think of Sour Patch Kids. Sour Patch kids are quite sour at first, but after they’ve been in your mouth for a while, they become sweet and taste awesome. In the end, a friend is a friend, sour or not.
the candy that describes august is Hersey. She is in charge of the honey business. Also she is educated and the head of the Business. So hersey is the number one candy. So thats why i think august is hersey.
ReplyDeleteI think My little sister is compared to candy also. she is so sweet. She's polite and i love her so much. i wish she always stays little.com
Coke and peanuts is used to describe August in the secret life of bees. This is because a lot of people don't like it, just like many white people, with the exception of Lily, consider it beneath them to eat it, like many others who don't even consider August enough to talk to them because of her skin color. Lily is one of the few who likes coke and peanuts and one of the only people in Lily's life would even want to interact with August. It also brings out the rarity of the situation, how it is a rare desert and how Lily would never be considered normal for staying with colored people.
ReplyDeleteSomeone I would compare to food would be my neighbor Ingrid. She is kind of like soda-sometime bubbly and excited, sometimes flat and tired. Towards the beginning of the day, when the soda is first opened, she is happy and filled with energy, going for a run, making breakfast, and driving her kids to school. Then she comes home and takes care of her two year old, losing some energy but staying bubbly and peppy. Later at night, after making dinner and helping with homework and putting her kids to bed, she is flat and tired out. Just like a soda going through the day.
There are many different ways to describe people, such as sweet, spicy, or sour. Even no flavor. These flavors can describe a person’s personality. You could be sweet like sugar, or sour like a lemon. A food that can describe August is honey. August is sweet, just like honey. She is very kind and caring. She cares about everyone around her. She couldn’t hurt a fly, literally; she loves bees. As the text says, “The last thing I want to do is scare her off with a lot of questions. She’ll tell us when she’s ready…” August didn’t want to scare off Lily. She let Lily stay in her house, even though she didn’t know her. She let a small, weak, little girl stay in her house, like taking care of a little kitten. Not only that but she didn’t want to scare her off by asking her who she is and what happened. This reminds me of a character in the book “Hero”. Mrs. Bernard had let the main character stay in her house, even though she did not know him, just like August. August is honey; she’s around it and is sweet just like its taste.
ReplyDeleteMany people have different personalities, such as funny, crazy, happy, or mean. That is what makes the world go ‘round. Not everyone is the same. A person I know is like a chocolate-covered pretzel; sweet and salty. Sometimes they are sweet, like the chocolate, but other times they are mean, like the salt. They are different personalities, two people, combined. Just like the chocolate-covered pretzel. This is like May. May can be happy and kind, and then in a minute cry her eyes out. As the text says, “May rocked back and forth, slapping her arms and scratching her face.” May has two different personalities. One minute she’s chirping and giggling, the next having a tantrum. This reminds me of the movie The Parent Trap. The main characters are twins and look identical. Although they look like the same person, they have completely different personalities. Just like May, who is one person but two different personalities. People have different feelings and actions, but that makes them who they are.
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ReplyDeleteAugust would be a great candy bar! Chewy, sweet, and of course, FILLED WITH HONEY! August would be a “Bit O Honey” because it is chewy (hard to take in), sweet, and filled with honey, which is just like August. She is hard to figure out at first, but she is sweet, and she eats honey 24-7, so that was a given. One quote that supports me is found on page 84, its states, “We lived for honey.” This shows that the honey part was a great fit in the candy. Another quote that supports me is found on page 72, it states, “They’ll stay here.” This shows that by August letting Lily stay, she is sweet, just like I said the candy bar was like. This reminds me of Willy Wanka. Because he used candy for everything, much like August uses honey for everything.
I would be a Pop Rock. The candy/food that suits me is Pop Rock because I seem quiet and shy on the outside, but when you really see me, I explode! I know this sounds lame, but it’s true. This relates to August because we both can be described to a candy bar, mine is Pop Rocks, hers is Bit O Honey. This reminds me of books when the name doesn't sound very good, like boring. But when you read the book, it’s filled with thrills and excitement, because both of these look like one thing, but they are something else.
Honey; sweet, smooth, and you can put and use it in, on, or with tons of things. August is the type of woman that is very excepting and easy going. She is allowing Rosaleen and Lily, a young white girl, stay inside of their home. During their stay, Lily helps with the honey, and Rosaleen cleans and cooks. If it weren’t for August, who knows where Lily, and Rosaleen would be now. They would most likely be somewhere not as good as the Boatwright’s Caribbean pink house. They got lucky because of August’s sweet, easy going personality. I think that August could be described by honey. She is very sweet to let Lily and Rosaleen, these complete strangers, into their home. She was also very easy going with it, like it was no big deal. Honey is smooth and slow, the way she is slowing adapting to Lily and Rosaleen. “Well, you can stay here till you figure out what to do. We can’t have you living on the side of the road.” There aren’t many people like August around today. I wouldn’t even let two random strangers into my house, and let them work for me for free. This book reminds me of “Thank you Mr. Falker” by Patricia Polacco because honey takes a part of that book as well. Also the teacher, Mr. Falker, was also very excepting and easy going like honey towards Patricia. He helped Patricia with dyslexia, and August helped Lily and Rosaleen with food and shelter. But Mr. Falker and August gave comfort to Patricia and Lily when they needed it, and sometimes people would use honey in tea to calm them down. Sometimes I myself would a little plain honey when I’m feeling stressed or need something to help me get back on my feet kind of like the way August and Mr. Falker helped Lily with her motherless self and Patricia with her dyslexia.
ReplyDeleteMy sister and I have a confusing relationship. I think that my sister would resemble an apple. Sometimes she’s sour, and sometimes she’s sweet. If you eat an apple that’s not ready to eat yet and is not fully ripe, it’s like my sister in the morning. If you wake her up too early she doesn’t end up tasting so good. If you annoy her to the core her seeds will explode. But whenever I get hungry she’s there to talk. When she doesn’t like her skin color whether its red or green, she will give her skin to me for me to wear, but it’s always a competition for who wore it better. “Sister is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship.” ~Margaret Mead quotes. My sister in the beginning, during middle school was starting to mature fast around eighth grade. She was forming into the type of apple she was going to become. I on the other hand am maturing as well now, and she sees that too. We are starting to have a stronger relationship as I age older, like the quote states we would. But as I mature she wants to talk more, and we don’t get close to her core too often anymore, she just has to wait to see what kind of apple I am going to become, and whether she wants to eat me and talk to me more or leave me to rot, which I highly doubt she would do. I love her and she loves me, and I can’t wait for her to see what kind of apple I will become.