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    In the novel The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver one of the main characters named Estevan says “We believe that if something terrible happens to someone‚ they must have done something to deserve it.” The author of the novel wrote it the complete opposite of what Estevan says‚ meaning bad things happen to good people and good thing happen to bad people. That it doesn’t matter if you’re good or bad‚ bad things still happen to good people and vice versa. Esteven is right‚ that we as Americans believe

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    Bean Trees DJ’s Eng. ½ PASSAGE: “I have been afraid of putting an air in a tire ever since I saw a tractor tire blow up and throw Newt Hardbine’s father over the top of the Standard Oil Sign.” (pg. 1.Barabara Kingsolver) RESPONSE: This was the first sentence of The Bean Trees. I honestly didn’t know what to think. Personally‚ I had to reread the sentence a few times to believe it. The first sentence of a book sets the tone of the story. I enjoyed it at one hand because it wasn’t the cliché

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    “Riding the Elephants” by Barbara Kingsolver is a short story describing going to Nepal in 2016. Barbara goes to Nepal as part of her job to interview the lowest caste women‚ who are known as the “Untouchable Women.” When she is finished‚ she explores the inside world of the village and explores the Chitwan Reserve‚ full of Asian creatures. A park ranger invites her for a border patrol‚ on an elephant. By the end of the story‚ she feels at peace with the decisions she has made and feels secure in

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    Describe how an important idea is developed in one text you have studied The main theme from ’The Bean Trees’ by Barbara Kingsolver is the burden of womanhood. This theme was expressed how the characters’ change. Firstly‚ Taylor Geer has changed from a strong and practical girl to become more worldly by a tough decision in her life when the woman from the reservation told her to ’Take this baby’. Secondly‚ Lou Ann Ruiz has changed from a woman that is insecure and frighten of everything to become

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    does things differently than how things are done here in America. He says‚ “One of the biggest problems is that the Japanese are extremely reluctant to come right out and say‚ “Nno”. Another example of this is from the text Going To Japan by Barbara Kingsolver. She talks about how she has messed up and her friend tells her how everyone is forgiving. She says how her friend living in Japan says‚ “‘”To forgive‚ for us‚ is the highest satisfaction. To forgive a foreigner‚ ah! Even better.’” she smiled

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    The plight of immigrants can only be told through experience not statistics mainly because statistics do not convey the predicament that they face in real life. Barbara Kingsolver’s novel‚ The Bean Trees‚ revolves around a young woman named Taylor who has never been a victim of injustice because she’s lived in rural Kentucky her whole life and once she leaves her county‚ she is exposed to the harsh reality beyond the boundaries. She began her journey in Pittman County where not much occurs and headed

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    When a little girl is growing up she is influenced by everything around her‚ by the people most of all. As she grows she begins to take on the beliefs and ideas of her society. When the four Price girls head to Africa in The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver they are at four different point of accepting the beliefs of their society. Rachel‚ being the oldest‚ has taken on most of the common beliefs. She loves her material belongings and just want to be a normal girl‚ and she holds the common racial

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    The article “Stone Soup” by Barbara Kingsolver has influenced my perspective majorly when it comes to viewing family types. Coming from a “broken family‚” this article was interesting to read about and see the author’s viewpoint on divorce and family issues. I was a child when my parents divorced‚ and so I did not necessarily realize the impact of the decision they had made with each other; this new change did not process as a “bad” to me. According to Kingsolver‚ her daughter did not either. Her

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    Tide In Tucson‚ Barbara Kingsolver touches on many aspects of living and the nuances that make life worth living. Her series of essays depict many situations found in life with a new light of clarity. In her essays‚ she is able to draw from her experiences to teach others the many life lessons that she has learned. Since all the essays involve narratives in her eyes‚ the reader is able to grasp the personal aspect and to feel as if they too have had the same experiences. Kingsolver also displays awe

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    efficiency of it. Barbara Kingsolver‚ a famous American writer‚ explains the problems concerning water in her article‚ “Fresh Water.” Humans’ inclinations to excessively use natural assets have caused climate change and drought in many parts of the world‚ making it difficult for many people to access clean and fresh water. While many people in some countries around the world profligately use water‚ only realizing their self-interests‚ other countries have laws for preserving it. Kingsolver emphasizes that

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