During adolescence you begin to mature or grow more. People grow through experiences and challenges. In the Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd Lily also matured and grew up during the book. Three examples of how Lily matured and grew are becoming understanding, hard working and independence.
“I turned my pillow over and over for the coolness, thinking about May and her wall and what the world had come to that a person needed something like that” (Pg 98 Kidd, Sue Monk). This quote symbolizes understanding because Lily is beginning to realize that her life is not the only one with difficulty. That there other people out there who have a worst life than her. "I can tell you this much: the word impossible