The Bees by Dan Chaon

For this blog post, I have decided to make a Wordle since this was a sotry with lots of quotes and moods. I felt the Wordle was the best choice for this story.

The link to the Wordle I created is below:
http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/4952399/The_Bees_by_Dan_Chaon

I used these words because I thought they fit and explained the story well. It has a lot to do with the mood of the story. There is a dark mood with a sense of paranormal activity throughout the whole story. There is a psychological affect on Gene with the nightmares that Frankie keeps having but doesn't remember. As for the quote "He has come full circle, has come exactly to the point when his former life with Mandy and his son DJ had completely fallen apart," (271), I thought it was one of the most important quotes in the story. It foreshadows the events to come and talks about his past with his former wife. I felt these quotes and words described the mood and important parts of the story well.