Katherine Marting Comments 3 and 4

3. Valeria’s post is very true. It describes how the quote foreshadowed the events in the chapter. This seems to be one of the main reasons for the quotes in the beginning of each chapter in the book. Sometimes the quotes are very direct and others are very vague in how they relate to the chapter in the book.
4. Elizabeth’s post is also very true. The quote is basically a simile for the chapter. Each event it translated from bees to humans. Lilly’s mother held the family together and when she died the community or Lilly’s family fell apart as they began to “sense her absence”. As mentioned in comment 3 some of the quotes are direct and some are vague and this is very direct in its meaning.