Character Analysis: The Bean Trees

Born into poverty, wealth, or even fame, no one has any control over what they are born into in this world. Throughout the novel Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver provides many examples of how the effects of what environment a person is born into effects them morally during the 1980s. With all of the characters being stuck in penury all the way from the beginning of the novel to the end, helps to explain how it affects them each differently as an individual. The main character from the novel, Taylor Greer, is a prime example of the consequences of how her environment affected her moral traits as a character.

Jimmy knows too well the agonies of abandonment. First, when his mother, Cecilia, ran away with Richard to pursue a better lifestyle. Then, due to his father’s, Damacio Baca, alcoholisms and violent behavior; he also had to leave Jimmy behind. In spite of the drawbacks from abandonment to being a maximum security prisoner in Arizona State Prison, Jimmy preserver’s the darkness of prison by overcoming his illiteracy. However Cecilia and Damacio is not as fortunate as their child; Cecilia is shot by Richard after confronting him for a divorce and Damacio chokes to death after he is released from the detox center(Baca 263). Therefore the most significant event in this section of the memoir, A Place to Stand by Jimmy Santiago Baca is the death of Jimmy’s parents.

Often times, many people succeed in life because of the help of their friends or colleagues. Building strong bonds with others helps create significant impact among one’s self because not everyone can succeed a duty all by themselves and others may need assistance. The novel, Through Black Spruce by Joseph Boyden, is told by a hospitalized bush pilot, Will Bird who reveals his situations and struggles while he is in a coma and a greatly determined niece, Annie Bird who tells her part of the story in the goal to find her long-lost sister, Suzanne. This novel reveals how Will and his niece, Annie, survive society through the act of their assistance and motivation with each other. Humans must build and

The subject of Barbara Kingsolver famous novel, The Bean Trees, showcases the real meaning of motherhood. The novel occurs in Kentucky and Arizona during the early 1980’s. The main character is Taylor Greer. Taylor receives a child, whom she later names Turtle. The child’s aunt can no longer care for the young child. She takes Turtle with her while job searching where she meets two women, Mattie and Lou Ann, both motherly figures, who help her gain a deeper understanding of what motherhood means. From the beginning, Taylor never wanted children but against her wishes she has taken on the responsibilities of taking care of a toddler.

Being an adult is the number one thing that children want to be: The desire to get older to do things that you want when you want and having no one say otherwise. However, what is an adult? An ambiguous term that really falls into the hands of the individual, where at Sixteen you can drive, eighteen you can vote, and twenty-one you can drink, for those in the USA, all varying ages that individuals could use as indications of adulthood. Robin Heinig wrote and article “What is it about 20- somethings?” where she discusses Arnett’s proposal about a new developmental stage, “Emerging Adulthood”. Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, an American professor in psychology, believes that we aren 't entering adulthood till the later portions of our twenties. For some, this may be true but for the general population including myself I find this hard to believe. Leo Hendry’s article, “How universal is emerging adulthood? An empirical example”, on emerging adulthood gives a deeper understanding to what this generation 's kids are going through. The late teens are a crucial part to the lives of a young adult. It 's the time that we spend trying to identify ourselves, escape the circumstance that we are put into at a younger age, or just had a better family income. Arnett is not wrong, but all other external factors need to be accounted for before we know, or even consider if emerging adulthood is a new developmental stage.

(AGG) When losing someone you dearly love, your world is turned around, Nusrat shows us her journey through loss and healing in the chapters of this novel. (BS-1) First, Nusrat loses her sister, Margaret, and struggles after losing someone so close to her to later question her religion. (BS-2) Then, Nusrat disconnects with her parents slowly after she converts to Islam and begins to start a new life. (BS-3) Lastly, At the end Nusrat loses her husband, Faiz and begins to reconnect her relationship with her parents. (TS) In the novel Under the Persimmon Tree by Suzanne Fisher Staples, Nusrat loses multiple important people who understand her the most, she has to cope with living without the people who have had such a positive impact on her

No one is perfect, and that’s a fact. In chapter five of The Bean Trees, both first-time moms Taylor and Lou Ann find all they need in each other’s imperfections. Taylor was never one to keep her mouth shut and agree politely when something was way off and she made this known to all of Burger Derby, her previous workplace. After a scuffle with her manager over their uniforms, Taylor confidently stormed out on a whim. What she didn’t realize about her rambunctious attitude then was that it cost her a job and payment for her current hotel residence. As Taylor scouts Tucson for a suitable home to crash in with her refugee child Turtle, Lou Ann and her baby find no solace alone in their big house. Taylor makes a bold decision to read through

This is my complete and honest truth. Personally, I feel like my most significant mark of adulthood occurred as a string of events following the last day of junior year. I expected to experience an average teenage summer, sleeping in late, watching my favorite shows, going to the fair, hanging out with friends… all that good stuff. Instead, I spent the months of June, July, and August as a visitor in a variety of hospitals and treatment centers. My mom has battled severe alcoholism for several years now, but last summer was the time when everything just collapsed. I felt forced to grow up because being mature was the only option when my mom needed help.

In the novel The Bean Tree by Barbara Kingsolver, there is a girl named missy who lived in Kentucky with her mom. Missy leaves her mom to get a new life somewhere else. She also changes her name to Taylor on her journey. While on her journey she got handed a child from a stranger. She takes the child and continues Taylor's journey. Taylor finds a whole bunch of friends on her journey. This novel makes you ask to rethink your definition of “family” because on Taylor’s journey she meets a lot of friends that start to become family to her. Also when Taylor received Turtle, she started to make a family with Turtle without even knowing her. All of Taylor’s friends treated each other and helped each other just like they were family. That is how this

In the book, the Bean Tree by Barbara Kingsolver, decided to go with the scene where Taylor Green first meet turte. I choose this seen because it was the first time she doubted herself if she was able to do anything but she made her decision to do it. The first scene is about taylor is meeting turtle and his mom. The second scene

Every stage of life is the same?”, which enhances my beliefs that the author does not want grow up. They try and promote one to resurrect their childhood ways and revive those moments they cherished the most. In so many ways, the author portrays adulthood as being tough, shifting back to childhood their ways would be a source of escape. Therefore, so many adults struggle in life because they believe they still are obligated to do things that children normally do. Yes, it is okay to have fun and not always be serious but you must come to reality and realize growing up is a part of life.

Forest: (Main character) Plays the role of a victimized child picked on for his disability, earns a full ride football scholarship, grows up and serves in the Vietnam war, saves many lives, and becomes a captain of a shrimp boat.

The article titled “Who is an adult?” is a blog published by Psychology Today on March 3rd, 2010, in which Jennifer Tanner attempts to show the debate on when a person is considered an adult by presenting two sides of the debate and their similarities. On one side of the debate Tanner uses Dr. Jeffry Arnett’s research study of the 1990’s. He interviewed three hundred eighteen to twenty-nine year olds to discover if they felt that they were adolescents or adults. The conclusion was that the majority of their answers were neither one or the other but “in-between.” On the other side of the debate Tanner uses The Network on Transitions to Adulthood, a network of researchers that argues there is an extended adolescence stalling-off adulthood. Tanner discusses these two sides of the age debate, while remaining neutral on the issue, in order to increase our society’s awareness of the impact of these critical years on the rest of our life.

Growing up I was always told that I was very mature for my age, I always attributed that to the fact that even though I have many siblings I was very much raised as an only child and set in my ways before the first one came around. So as my parents got more and more busy I just started doing things for myself. That and my acute perception skills made it fairly easy to remove the shroud of childhood wonder that blocks the truths of the world. Looking back I realized that’s only part of the reason why, it’s also because for the most part I spent my childhood alone my parents became emotionally distant early on and I only saw my friends at school, this solitude is what caused a false sense of maturity because I had no one to influence my energy. It is the group that determines your current maturity. You can see this best in a day I spent with my friends not two weeks ago, where we almost pulled a Benjamin Button and, in a way, aged backwards.

There is a point in every teenager’s life where they have to take a moment to sit there and think, if only for a moment, “Oh dear God, I’m an adult.” Some approach this point too early while others will have this epiphany too late. It all depends on what the person has gone through and the experiences they have had growing up. For me, I didn’t realize that I was growing up until I started my first job at a family fun center. Working in that rundown arcade, I hated it, yet it was honestly the beginning of what I would call my growing up phase. My family was the coddling sort, so there weren’t many times where I was allowed to go out and be around people who I didn’t know until I reached the age 16. First taste of freedom, first pay check, and the first feeling of legitimate pride for myself that I had, all of that led to me growing into a young woman as opposed to the little girl I once saw myself as. From then on, I started to develop a sense of responsibility and independence I loved.