Connor Brooks, Comments 3 & 4

I think Stephanie recognized the symbolism in chapter 6 perfectly. The quote mentions the queen of a hive supporting the rest of the hive much like the way the Lady of Chains statue supports the Daughters of Mary; not necessarily physically but spiritually. Another thing is that the quote mentions that the substance the queen makes will attract the workers. The statue has a strange attraction that all of these people seem to have a strong belief in.

I like what Josh said about May’s inability to communicate. Another thing that I would add is that if they all had communicated and talked over any and all problems they were having, it would have helped May to cope with the sadness she comes into contact with. Like the “whole fabric of honey bee society” the “whole fabric” of this group should be based on communicating with each other.