The queen, for her part, is the unifying force of the community: if she is removed from the hive, the workers very quickly sense her absence. After a few hours, or even less, they show unmistakable signs of queenlessness.
Opening the book with this quote is great. Right away it hints that something may be wrong because someone was taken away. Once the queen leaves there is no control or order. T. Ray is not a good role model or leader. That was what Lily's mother was for. She was suppose to keep things under control. T Ray is not able to provide for Lily and always be there for her when she needs someone. All of this ties back into the quote at the beginning of the chapter. "If she is removed from the hive, the workers very quickly sense her absence." It seems T. Ray is most affected by the lose because he does not know how to fill in that mother spot for Lily.
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But does T Ray want to fill in the missing mother role??
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