Lily Owen Epiphany Quotes

1.In the beginning of the book, Lily Owens is wishy-washy in a way. She doesn’t stray far from what a fourteen-year-old girl is suppose to do. She goes to school and helps her father like she’s suppose to do. She is very melancholy about her life and often misses her mother who died when lily was four.The only motherly figure in her life at the moment is Rosaleen who is her African American nanny.The only thing she has of her mother is a photograph,a pair of gloves, and a black Madonna(Mary). On the underside of the black mary there was “Tiburon,S.C.” written.

2.However one day lily becomes reckless due to the fact her and Rosaleen were thrown in jail because of an altercation not long before. When T.Ray came he only was able to bail out Lily, leaving Rosaleen. As soon as they arrived at the farm lily ran to her room. She was not ready to get the punishment of kneeling on grits for however long he wanted her. Then she had an epiphany if you would call it that. she thought of the black Mary and the name of the town. in her head she was thinking if she went there she could get answers about her mother. That was enough motive for the next events.Lily then

When she got there she discovered Rosaleen was taken to the hospital for a “fall” causing her to hit her head. When Lily arrives at the hospital she finds Rosaleen’s room only to notice the guard is talking with the nurse at the station. Lily sneaks over and goes to see Rosaleen. While Lily is in there the nanny tells her about what actually happened at the jail. Lily then thinks of a way to sneak Rosaleen out. She leaves the room and goes to the payphone. She calls the nurses station and lies about the guard needing to leave. Once he’s gone Lily sneaks Rosaleen out and then they start to walk. They are then able to get a ride from a guy selling cantaloupes. they stay at a pond for the night and in the morning go to the store to get food and