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Numerous modern literary works rely on setting to ignite the plot and enhance the readability of a story. Oftentimes an author incorporates his own opinions and perspective into his literature to better portray the experiences of his characters. The interpretation and comprehension of a story is largely dependent on the inclusion of accounts from the author's own life and experiences. In Sue Monk Kidd's The Secret Life of Bees, David Guterson's Snow Falling on Cedars, and Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies, diaspora makes it difficult for the characters to assimilate to the new customs and moral convictions of each new environment.
In her novel, The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd uses her own childhood to mold the story of her main character, Lily. The South Carolina setting is a direct parallel of the Georgian town in which Kidd spent her youth. The racial issues that the story revolves around play a major role in the morals that both Lily and Kidd adopt. The 1960's......

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