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The Scarlet Letter And Bean Trees
999 wordsThe Scarlet Letter and The Bean Trees In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver, both authors cast their protagonist as a single, unwed mother. Though the time and setting that they are put into are very different and greatly effects the way the character is portrayed, there are many similarities between the two main characters. In The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne, the main character, is scorned and ridiculed because of her secret and unjustified affa...
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Lou Ann Bean Trees
803 wordsIn many stories that we read there are characters that use a thing called their attitude they will use this attitude in a way that they look at the ways they live in the story. But these ways are different for each and every character. In the story The Bean Trees by Barbra Kingsolver uses this as the theme. The way each and every character handles there attitude. The different ways they look at this attitude is where it all can vary. Lou Ann is one of the characters thats actions in the book evo...
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The Theme Of Uncertain Journey In Bean Trees
747 wordsUncertain journeys are numerous in Barbara Kingsolver's The Bean Trees. Many characters in the novel put their current lives aside to go off in hopes of finding a better one. By embarking on these journeys, the plot lines begin and end with risk taking. Taylor's move away from Pittman and her taking Turtle, Louann not going after her husband, and the many risks of Estevan and Esperanza, create conflicts which drive the plot of The Bean Trees. While growing up Taylor knows that she has no desire ...
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Personal And National Paternalism In Barbara Kingsolver Novels
1,592 words... cars comment about how the United States won't give them financial aid, even though the United States is certainly rich enough to give a sizable portion to the Congo. To Kingsolver, neglect is a main part of the paternalism of both individuals and the United States government. The most conspicuous feature of Kingsolver's paternal figures is a propensity to abuse the "daughter" figure. In The Bean Trees, Jolene Hardbine, nee Shanks, tells her history of paternal abuse to Taylor. Her father ha...
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Played A Big Lou Ann
662 wordsThe Bean Trees By: Michelle E-mail: Differences in Characters In The Bean Trees, by Barbara Kingsolver, readers are given the chance to see how two characters that have completely different lifestyles come together and deal with everyday problems, family relationships, and motherhood. Lou Ann chose a lifestyle that would cause her to get married, have a baby and move away right after high school. On the other hand Taylor did everything in her power not to end up living that lifestyle, and I thin...
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