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    Motherhood In the book The Bean Trees, Taylor and Lou Ann have to make sacrifices to take care of their children. Most mothers do have to make sacrifices to give their children a great life, whether it is giving up a dream or getting a job. Taylor and Lou Ann are prime examples of great mothers. Taylor Greer receives a child when she is traveling around away from home. Taylor wants to get out her small town Pittman County in Kentucky. She leaves her mom and heads west, stopping wherever her car

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    There are many relationships in bean trees, and the author focuses on females and their family relationships. Taylor and Turtle is one of the main major part in the book. For example, when Tylor first meet turtle, they leave as a new form of family. Most people think family is people who are related with you in blood like parents, sisters, and brothers. However, family is more than that, what family mean is love, care, and you feel safe with them. When Taylor moved in with Lou Ann and her son, her

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    In the novel, The Bean Trees, by Barbara Kingsolver, we look as Taylor grows an extraordinary arrangement. This young lady tackles an immense duty of nurturing a youngster that doesn't even fit in with her. The companions that she procured along the way help show her about affection and obligation, and those companions turn out to be family to her and Turtle. Having no involvement in parenthood, she wades through as well as can be expected, as all moms do. Marietta was brought up in a residential

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    The Bean Trees is the non-fictional book created by Barbara Kingsolver, who illustrates many themes that can be portrayed in today’s world and societies. Kingsolver incorporates her personal beliefs and issues that occurred in the past or present in her writings when she makes books. In this this book the bean trees we learn about immigrants and social status, and different types of families and friendships. This essay will mainly be looking at the themes of strong female characters, motherhood,

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    In her romance novel, The Bean Trees, Barbara Kingsolver tells the story of Taylor Greer, a girl who embarks on a journey after leaving her hometown. During her journey away from her hometown, a woman places a young toddler from Cherokee Nation in her care. The novel then follows the pair as they settle in their new home in Tucson, Arizona. Throughout her journey, Kingsolver reveals many recurring motifs that further advance the theme of the text. During Taylor's travels, the motif of vegetation

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    People would usually imagine a family typically as a usual portrait; beholding parents that are married to each other close aside , a few children in front, and alongside in the picture could include other relatives. In the novel The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver, this image is not necessarily always the definition of a family. In the novel the main character, Taylor Greer, drove away from Kentucky with two goals:to avoid pregnancy and to get away. While succeeding both goals, Taylor decides to

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    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

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    The character who changed the most from beginning to end in The Bean Trees was Lou Ann Ruiz. When Taylor first meets Lou Ann, she has just been left by her husband, Angel, to raise her newborn son, Dwayne Ray, alone. Despite this Lou Ann still wishes for her husband to return because she believes that a marriage should last forever. Throughout the story, Lou Ann goes from relying on her husband to unbuckle her shoes for her to becoming an independent, single mother. In the beginning of the novel

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    you of. Somewhere is where you are now because of the others around you. This is the belief of many, especially Barbara Kingsolver the author of The Bean Trees. The main characters of this story are Taylor, Turtle, Lou Ann, Mattie, Esperanza, and Estevan. These characters all have a very special part in making the story come to life. The Bean Trees is about an adventure seeking girl named Missy. In the beginning of the book Missy buys an old car and goes just about as far as it will take her, changing

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    The Bean Trees Essay Imagine trying to flee your country in the pursuit of freedom and a better life? The Bean Trees is about Americans who have different thoughts about immigrants coming to the United States. Barbara Kingsolver defines the immigrant experience in The Bean Trees through discrimination, making friends, and protecting those in need. Immigrants experience discrimination when coming into the United States. In The Bean Trees, Virgie Mae expresses her feelings about Immigrants coming

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