The Bean Tree
There are many themes add up to a well-made story. 'The Bean Trees' by Barbara Kingsolver, she introduces a lot of themes that develop her well written novel. One of the more obvious themes in the book is that of immigration. There are also several references to child abuse. Another is that of Teen pregnancy that is introduced early on. These ones are not all of the themes that are used, but are some the more important and reoccurring ones in the novel. These themes are seen as threatening forces in by the main character in the book whom is named Taylor. These themes lead to what ideas the author develops regarding an individual in the face of threatening forces. One of the forces is teen pregnancy, which is primarily talked about it the first chapter. This is one of the greatest driving forces for getting Taylor out of Kentucky. Taylor grew up in a society where many of the girls in her school and town became pregnant at a young age. This all but impresses Taylor and motivates her to become someone better than all the pregnant girls of her town. It motivates her even more when Newt Hardbine and Jolene Shanks arrive at the hospital. Newt had been shot by his father and furthermore Jolene had been shot at while she was carr
ying a baby. As this reality dawns on her it takes hold of her soul and immediately changes the way she views the world. This turn of events has a great impact on Taylor's future. Most likely that her decision to leave town was final on that day. During this time Taylor has made other friends, one of witch is Mattie. Mattie is the owner of "Jesus Is Lord Used Tires". She also runs an Underground Railroad for refugees and in this case, from Guatemala. Taylor does not take a very active part in the Underground Railroad and does not have much knowledge of its workings. She finds out about the Underground Railroad of refugees when she is introduced to Estevan and Esperanza. They were political refugees from Guatemala. Taylor becomes good friends with Estevan and Esperanza. In addition, Esperanza begins bonding with Turtle. This appears to be helping the both of them through the tough times. After learning about Estevan and Esperanza, Taylor begins to dislike the US policies on refugees and immigration. Later this comes in handy to Estevan and Esperanza, in that Taylor takes up the fight to get them to a safer place. Later in getting Estevan and Esperanza to safety she come up with a plan for an almost legally way of adopting Turtle.
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Approximate Word count = 837
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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