What does the sentence ,”this had been the thing they’d been waiting for half their lives without even realizing it. ”(194) in the book the secret life of bees by sue monk kidd.

In The Secret Life of Bees, May's sister commited suicide. The line "This had been the thing they’d been waiting for half their lives without even realizing it" refers to June and August, because they subconsciously expected May to follow her sister's footsteps and commit suicide as well.

she is later raised by him and his wife, madame valmonde, who sees her as gift from god, as the couple cannot have their own children. later, desiree falls in love with a wealthy man, armand aubigny, and they get married.

the answer is both an appeal to ethos and logos (if that's what your question options were)