Analysis Of Seedfolks By Paul Fleischman

The book Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman is about a community garden in Cleveland, Ohio. Each chapter, is presented by a new person who talks about how they get involved in the garden and what they do. Every character in the book, has their own symbol which represents their family, or reason to start planting. The book shows that although everyone is struggling to overcome adversity, all humans have the same needs. By appreciating that we all have the same problems, it brings everyone together. This includes everyone needing family, no discrimination, and cooperating as a community. Overall, Seedfolks is about everyone solving their problems by working together as a group. On page 39, Sae Young states “Feel very glad inside. Feel part of garden. Almost like family.” This quote means that since moving to Cleveland, and since the garden was planted, Sae young is feeling more part of the community and that she is building a stronger bond with everyone. To add more, She had moved away from her big family in South Korea, and was widowed. The store she owned, was robbed, and she was injured as well as mentally scared. She says “I no more like to be near people, …show more content…
The Beans are a symbol from Kim’s chapter. Her dad passed away before she got to know him, and she wanted to plant to honor him and to be noticed. She went to a vacant lot and planted. As time passed, more people had realized their own problems. At that point, the garden, in a spare lot in cleveland, Ohio, had become a spot of gathering. Some used it for personal use, some for profit, and some because they had to. But in the end, Each symbol meant something special to every person, but the Garden showed that with each individual struggle, everyone is the similar, and has the same needs in the end. Just like in Cleveland, the whole world has the same adversities, and that all human have the same