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The Courage to Change Ultimately the book, The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver, is about having courage and strength to better your life. Throughout the book, Taylor has taken many steps of courage to hopefully change her life for the better. Taylor left Pittman County to start a new beginning, she had the courage to take in a child like it was her own almost immediately after leaving Pittman County, and she risked her life to take Estevan and Esperanza with her to Oklahoma. “Courage doesn’t mean

Wangari’s Trees of Peace Analysis In the book Wangari’s Trees of Peace, Jeanette Winter tells the story of a brave women who brought back a green environment to her hometown. In order to have room for buildings, the government of that country approved the destruction of all the trees in that place. This tragic event took place while the main character, Wangari, was studying abroad. When she returned, she realized that she could find a solution to the problem. She gave the village women seedlings

The book, Orchards by Holly Thompson, captures the responses from the characters in the book when devastation comes upon them. Orchards shows how people respond to suffering and how they try to cope with it. Kana, the main character, has to deal with the deaths of her two classmates. Kana and her family personally know both of these girls, so they are suffering the most. The grief of Kana’s community ties them together and allows their bond to grow stronger. People outside the community blame Kana

In the novel The Bean Trees, written by Barbara Kingsolver, a young woman goes through a life-changing journey where she overcomes many obstacles thrown towards her by life that included her becoming a mother of an orphan Indian baby although she did not intend to. Throughout her journey, Taylor experiences many drawbacks that ultimately lead her to show her true heroic traits. Taylor manifests her heroic character throughout the novel by demonstrating her problem-solving abilities and expressing

While displaying doubt to her mother about being able to get the job Mr Walter was offering, her mother expresses her faith in Taylor on page 7 of The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver by saying, “The way I see it, a person isn’t nothing more than a scarecrow...the only difference between one that stands up good and one that blows over is what they are stuck up on.” She knows that Taylor can handle whatever challenges the job presents her with and wants her to realize that in herself she has the power

(Donald Trump). The thinking of aA privileged American, one such as Donald Trump, who has the net worth of four billion dollars, wouldn’t know the challenges that immigrants experience. The Bean Trees, by Barbara Kingsolver, highlights some of the many issues immigrants face when living in America. In The Bean Trees, the character Taylor decides to makes a life changing decision to leave her hometown for good. However, she had acquired a child, whom she names Turtle, and she is suddenly faced with the

together often have stronger bonds than families (http://thoughtcatalog.com/nico-lang/2013/09/31-famous-quotatio ns-youve-been-getting-wrong/). Authors use this concept regularly to form strong connections between their characters. In the novel The Bean Trees, Barbara Kingsolver conveys this idea by contrasting Taylor’s imperfect family with the powerful friendships formed later in the story. As Kingsolver’s novel begins, she introduces many families and some of their faults. She first does this by introducing

Elizabeth Coryea Swaner AP English 11 8/7/2017 The Bean Trees Chapter 1 The book begins with the past of Missy, later Taylor Greer. Missy lived with only her mother growing up and they a had a strong and solid relationship with each other. Later in life, Missy befriended Hughes Walter which benefited her because he provided her with a job in a lab. One day, Newt and his mother, Jolene, were brought into the lab. Newt had attacked his mother then killed himself afterward. After the overwhelming

In Barbara Kingsolver’s “The Bean Trees” and in “Pro Femina” by Carolyn Kizer both show the significance of family, emotional support, and perseverance within women, including how women united play an important role in society! Family is an important literacy element use and effect in The Bean Trees. Taylor from Pitman Kentucky, embraces her Cherokee heritage that she inherits from her Great grandfather. Driving through Oklahoma she lands on Cherokee land, and notices how depressing it is, and decides

leaves her hometown to avoid getting pregnant and settling down with a man. On her journey, a stranger encounters her and hands her a child. Taylor unsure of her next move, goes on a wild journey to build a life for herself on the way. In The Bean Trees, by Barbara Kingsolver, Taylor is viewed as a heroic character. Taylor being an independent woman, as well as taking care of others and never giving up is what makes her heroic. To begin with, Taylor is an independent woman. Taylor stayed after class