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Character Relationships In The Bean Trees By Barbara Kingsolver

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Kingsolver began the book by giving background information about certain major key characters. This is seen by these quotes at the beginning of the novel that shows exposition, which is a part of plot structure, because it illustrates the personality of two major characters and how they live their lives. It explains how Missy or Marietta is a very diligent person who had a very strong personality. Her diligent character can be seen when she helps her mother during her work and when Missy decides to stay in school and get a proper basic education to be able to help her mother financially. This is because Missy and Mama only have one another since her father, Mama's ex-husband, abandoned them when Mama got pregnant with Missy. Also, by only …show more content…

Character relationships is seen in the love Taylor has for Estevan and how this love begins to, not only change her worldly views but it also began to change her psychologically. This is seen as how emotional she has become because of the heartbreak of not being able to have the person she loves be with her, but through this heartbreak, she was able to mature as a person. Also, character relationships can be seen through the relationship between Taylor and Mama. It illustrates Mama as a person that Taylor is able to go to for advice whenever and wherever which describes the mother daughter relationship that they have. This is revealed through Taylor calling her mother for help in what to do after the emotional conflict she is experiencing from heartbreak. Moreover, this heartbreak leads her to call "1-800-THE LORD" which acts as a point to show when she feels as if she has reached the lowest point in her life as seen through the heartbreak she experienced. Even though she feels that she has reached the lowest point in her life, she perseveres through it and gets past it thus further illustrating character development in

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