Technical Specs. [noticing Zach smiling over a Lily]  May needed a way to mourn without being destructive to herself and others.

It had eventually got to the point that all April felt she could do was remove herself from the bad situation called life. But she only lives for or five weeks. | The world was full of sad things. Although May occasionally goes into a trance whose cause is never really explained, May mainly is oversensitive to the sadness of the world. Her life symbolized a delicate flower. What'd it feel like? She felt all the pain her sister felt, every itch, bruise, and bump on the head. May Boatwright was simpleminded. May, August's and June's sister, also grew up with a twin sister named April. I love pretty things such as pink and all animals.

After this I began to feel everyone's pain inside me. We had an April too, but she... she died when she was little. May sunk herself in the river using a heavy boulder to hold her light body down. May Boatwright May and Roaches The flashlight " I let myself look at the little highway of broken graham crackes and marshmallow bits that May was constructing across the floor... 'The roaches will follow this out the door,' May … May was one of a set of twins, and her twin sister April committed suicide long before Lily came to the Boatright house. We will always be the best of friends. She would make food trails to lead the bugs out of the house instead of killing them.

Loosing April was the worst thing that could have happened to May. May Boatwright was simpleminded. All rights reserved. A heart like May’s can only take so much. She grew up that way, feeling the pain of everything and everyone around her.

Hello I am May Boatwright. May was one of a set of twins, and her twin sister April committed suicide long before Lily came to the Boatright house. May Boatwright

Sometimes not feeling is the only way you can survive. April went into a state of depression, bringing May with her. May Boatwright has appeared in the following books: The Secret Life of Bees Her wall stretched for fifty yards at least and was added on to every so often. Lily describes May as one of the sweetest and gentlest women you could ever hope to meet, and certainly one of the most empathetic. Whenever a tragedy occurs, May writes it down on a piece of paper and slips the paper into a stone wall near her house. This seems to help her. Lily notices immediately that May is a bit unusual, remarking that she had "one of those odd grins that let you … It took one bad experience such as that to send May spiraling into a mental state of sensitivity. May Boatwright has appeared in the following books: The Secret Life of Bees bookmarked pages associated with this title.