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
Refusing to become pregnant as a teen, Taylor leaves town young so she can get out before it is to late. As this reality dawns on her it takes hold of her soul and immediately changes the way she views the world. Her only other alternative would have been to turn her over to the state and hoping to be able to adopt her thereafter. They do not however go into much detail in this matter, just that she has in fact been abused. Later this comes in handy to Estevan and Esperanza, in that Taylor takes up the fight to get them to a safer place. During this time Taylor has made other friends, one of witch is Mattie. She also runs an Underground Railroad for refugees and in this case, from Guatemala. Estevan and Esperanza sign a paper that leaves Turtle to Taylor as her legal guardian with legal papers to prove it. In addition, Esperanza begins bonding with Turtle. She however is attacked later by a man in the park late at night with Edna Poppy. Taylor becomes good friends with Estevan and Esperanza. After learning about Estevan and Esperanza, Taylor begins to dislike the US policies on refugees and immigration. Taylor does not take a very active part in the Underground Railroad and does not have much knowledge of its workings. Soon there after, Turtle starts to quiet down again. Later because of these bruises, it is speculated that Turtle might have been abused physically and perhaps sexually as well.
Common topics in this essay:
Estevan Esperanza,
Barbara Kingsolver,
Underground Railroad,
Jolene Shanks,
Shortly Taylor,
Kentucky Taylor,
Esperanza Taylor,
estevan esperanza,
Cherokee Nation,
Turtle Taylor,
Taylor Turtle,
underground railroad,
underground railroad refugees,
guatemala taylor,
cherokee nation,
railroad refugees,
refugees guatemala,
threatening forces,
esperanza taylor,
teen pregnancy,
estevan esperanza taylor,
refugees guatemala taylor,
taylor friends,
|
Acceptance Essays
