Taylor and Lou Ann become roommates and Taylor encourages Lou Ann to get a job. Lou Ann getting a job leaves a positive impact on Lou Ann. Lou Ann becomes confident, lively, and cheerful. Taylor makes her realize that she can live without Angel and tells her that she is a strong, independent woman. Taylor leaves a positive impact on Lou Ann, changing her personality from gloomy, self-conscious damsel in distress to a confident, independent woman who conquers the role of a mother and a manager of a salsa factory. “Taylor and Lou Ann make a new home by creating a kind of family with each other and their children” (Napierkowski). Both Lou Ann and Taylor experience hard times in their life and inhabit a new obstacle, motherhood. For this reason,
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If your barn burns down, you know the people who will come and help you build a new one. If you have a devastated crop one year, you know the individual people who will help you survive” (Berry). Barbara Kingsolver discusses her lifestyle growing up in her hometown in Kentucky where trust surrounds her constantly. She states that all the neighbors trust each other and do not hesitate to approach anyone in time of need. The author’s experience in living in a trusting environment allows the audience to gain some insight on why mutual trust among the characters in The Bean Trees allows an easier healing …show more content…
She surrounds herself with generous people like Turtle, Lou Ann, Mattie, Estevan and Esperanza. All the characters benefit from living in a trusting community that resembles a family. “While reading to Turtle from the Horticultural Encyclopedia, Taylor uncovers the central metaphor of The Bean Trees: wisteria vines, like other legumes, often thrive in poor soil” (Explanation of The Bean Trees). Taylor uses vines and legumes to describe most of the characters in the book to show that they also grow in poor soil and come from a place of suffering. Many characters suffer from hardships before they met each other. Taylor deals with her inner struggle to find her life’s calling. Turtle lives in a place where she lacks the proper nutrients that she needs to grow and a place containing people who refuse to give Turtle love and support. Lou Ann deals with her separation with Angel and faces the challenge of raising a child as a single mother. Estevan and Esperanza endure the pain from the loss of their daughter. Moreover, when everyone meets each other, they instantly bond and become a huge family. The close-knit community among the characters makes positive impact on everyone. All the characters gain an important friendship which results in the creation of a happier life in everyone. Throughout the novel, the characters develop ties with one another by helping each other to survive in a
If your barn burns down, you know the people who will come and help you build a new one. If you have a devastated crop one year, you know the individual people who will help you survive” (Berry). Barbara Kingsolver discusses her lifestyle growing up in her hometown in Kentucky where trust surrounds her constantly. She states that all the neighbors trust each other and do not hesitate to approach anyone in time of need. The author’s experience in living in a trusting environment allows the audience to gain some insight on why mutual trust among the characters in The Bean Trees allows an easier healing …show more content…
She surrounds herself with generous people like Turtle, Lou Ann, Mattie, Estevan and Esperanza. All the characters benefit from living in a trusting community that resembles a family. “While reading to Turtle from the Horticultural Encyclopedia, Taylor uncovers the central metaphor of The Bean Trees: wisteria vines, like other legumes, often thrive in poor soil” (Explanation of The Bean Trees). Taylor uses vines and legumes to describe most of the characters in the book to show that they also grow in poor soil and come from a place of suffering. Many characters suffer from hardships before they met each other. Taylor deals with her inner struggle to find her life’s calling. Turtle lives in a place where she lacks the proper nutrients that she needs to grow and a place containing people who refuse to give Turtle love and support. Lou Ann deals with her separation with Angel and faces the challenge of raising a child as a single mother. Estevan and Esperanza endure the pain from the loss of their daughter. Moreover, when everyone meets each other, they instantly bond and become a huge family. The close-knit community among the characters makes positive impact on everyone. All the characters gain an important friendship which results in the creation of a happier life in everyone. Throughout the novel, the characters develop ties with one another by helping each other to survive in a