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"What goes around, comes around." People say this all the time. But is it true? When an individual shares what he has with others, does he ever get anything in return? Barbara Kingsolver, author of The Bean Trees, makes sharing the main theme in Chapter Seven, "How They Eat in Heaven." Through the use of characterization and symbolism, Kingsolver shows that giving is receiving. To get through life successfully, people must share. Lou Ann and Taylor, two friends and single mothers, live together who share the bills, the food, the responsibilities, and their deepest secrets. Taylor is an independent woman looking for a new life away from Pittman County, Kentucky. She moves to Arizona, but she finds she must face all the problems she was hoping to avoid. Taylor becomes a mother to an Indian girl named Turtle. Taylor moves in with Lou Ann and they come together like a family. When Taylor says, "We had things worked out. I cooked on weekends and also on and week nights that Lou Ann had kept Turtle." (p.100) They share the responsibilities around the house just as a real family would. Not only is Taylor helping Turtle, but she is also helping Lou Ann. Taylor and Lou Ann confide in each other and trust eac
Taylor has a!lways been independent and now she is letting someone else besides her mother into her life. Estevan thinks its important that Turtle knows how important it is to help each other out so he shares this story with her. Estevan gives Taylor his friendship and in return she shares her heart. 105) He says it is a gift for the dishwasher because chopsticks are used only once and then thrown away. Virgie and Edna help their friends by letting them use their television since Lou Ann and Taylor don't have one. In particular, Taylor and Estevan are very giving and get much in return. He cares for other people or in this case-for other animals. "Estevan produced a package which turned out to be chopsticks. Lou Ann says to Taylor, "You know I think you're the first person I've ever told this to that understood what I am talking about. Sharing is one of the most important experiences in life. During Chapter Seven, "How They Eat in Heaven," Lou Ann invites Taylor, Turtle, Estevan, and Esperanza to her favorite picnic spot.
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