manages to overcome her weaknesses and start a new way of life and while traveling she obtains a small Indian child (whom she subsequently names Turtle) who would later prove to have a huge impact on the course of her life. Throughout the novel‚ The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver‚ one discovers Taylor and Turtle’s process to obtain a better life: to escape‚ to seek a new way of life and to discover oneself by depending on one another. Symbols constantly present inside of the storyline appear as subtle
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The Bean Trees “Before that exact moment I don’t believe I had given much thought to the future” (2). Throughout the entire novel‚ Taylor did not think very far into the future. If she would have done this more often her life could have been so much different. For example if she wasn’t so tired when Turtle was dropped off into her car by a random stranger‚ maybe she would have went back into the restaurant and asked to call the police. Of course keeping the child made her get attached over time
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The Bean Tree Write a composition based on the novel you have studied discussing the basis for and impact of individual choices. What idea does the author develop regarding choices? 	Living is about making choices. The choices people make shape their lives for better or worse. Even the decision not to choose has its effects‚ often not wanted. But the individual who chooses to make positive choices and to act accordingly is more likely to see his or her life reflect his or her
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Throughout the novel‚ Kingsolver focuses on family as a major theme. Taylor ends up with Turtle‚ and together they form a family. When they move in with Lou Ann and her son‚ their family grows. Neither Taylor nor Lou Ann can afford much; by sharing expenses‚ they help each other survive difficult times. Lou Ann considers Taylor and Turtle family because they’d "been through hell and high water together" and because they know "each other’s good and bad sides‚ stuff nobody else knows." Taylor and Lou
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The Screen (ROUGH) In modern society‚ it is very uncommon to find someone who does not watch any form of video entertainment. Television is so common in the better countries in the world and society does embrace it in their everyday lives. If society was asked‚ “How much TV do they watch daily”? They may give a wide variety of responses. Some the answers may range in between one to possibly even over twelve hours a day! The author Terrance Chiusano makes a statement on how much we are attracted
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Symbolism: In the novel The Bean Trees‚ Kingsolver uses wisteria vines and their bean pods to symbolize the potential for abused women to recover from their scarring experiences when given enough care and support. Kingsolver writes: ‘It’s like this‚’ I [Taylor] told Turtle. ‘There’s a whole invisible system for helping out the plant that you’d never guess was there.’ I loved this idea. ‘It’s just the same as with people. The way Edna has Virgie‚ Virgie has Edna and Sandi has Kid Central Station
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correct. A novel must entertain the reader before a novel teaches the reader... If not‚ the reader would have no interest in finishing the story. Barbara Kingsolver did not live up to her contract. The Bean Trees is a down-right uninteresting novel and has no relation to any normal person. The Bean Trees tells a heart warming story about a woman and her daughter trying to get away from town and start a new life. Going by that perspective you could say that this novel could be slightly relatable to some
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The night-blooming cereus only makes an appearance once a year during‚ as the name suggests‚ the nighttime. This “silvery and mysterious” (Kingsolver 250) sounding name is just one example of the rich world Barbara Kingsolver creates in The Bean Trees. The cereus is more than just a flower. Its blossom symbolizes a pivotal moment in the book‚ the departure of Taylor and her new friends in pursuit of a better life. The way Kingsolver creates these connective moments is one of her defining qualities
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People make changes in their lives constantly. Whether the changes are big or small‚ they will impact the person’s life in some way‚ shape‚ or form. The literary works The Bean Trees and “Who Said We All Have to Talk Alike” prove that if a person takes control of their life‚ it will likely result in a change of mindset or their outlook on life. The two main characters of the literary works‚ Neffie and Taylor‚ both make extreme life decisions a the beginning of the story. They decide to move away
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Final Project for The Bean Trees In The Bean Trees the characters had a lot of family problems but they didn’t let these problems get in the way of their children and their friends helped them get through their problems. “You’ve decided to take Angel back? Or go up there and live in his yurdle or what-ever? Angel? Heck no‚ not if you payed me” (Pg.307‚ Ch.17). This supports my thesis statement because it shows that Lou Ann is willing to give up Angel for Taylor because she does not want Angel to
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