Don't judge the book by it's cover.

     Life is filled with journeys. Journeys we regret, Journey's we remember and journey's that teach us a lesson. Every person has gone through at least one journey in their life, whether its a short or long one. Each childhood is different and everybody's story is different, so don't judge them by their cover.

     I feel like the quote "Don't judge the book by it's cover" definitely fits this book more than any other quote. In order to understand the quote you have to go deeper than the obvious. By looking at the quote you can already tell that the quote is saying "Don't look at the book and put it away just because of the cover, it's a good book". But, actually I think that this quote can go beyond what is usually expected from that quote. I only actually understood this quote after I read The Secret Life of Bees. This book made me realize the truth, and how everybody is so judgmental. They may know your name, but definitely not your story.

     Lily is always being judged. Her being white, she is always expected to be the perfect "white daughter" but when life gives her struggles and pain she just can't be the person everybody wants her to be. Lily had to go through many journeys in life to really figure out who she really was. After being raised by a very judgmental and racist person she was taught from little to do what T-ray (her father) thought was right. Growing up without her mother by her side, Lily had to face the womanly phases by herself and T-ray just added to all the stress she already had. After lily has actually felt true love from the calender sisters, she saw the good in people from the inside not judging them by their cover.

      Zach is also always being judged. Judged by people and the colleges he applies to.  Zach is black, and he is always being judged  that all he can do is play sports because that's what black people can only do according to them. But what Zach really wants to be is a lawyer, and there is few people that only believe he can do that. But with love, he was starting to believe.

     Don't judge a book by a cover is a lesson everybody should learn. And not only the obvious one.