Bean trees- survivoral

Mattie remained in existence by sacrificing her business, her reputation, and her life to help out illegal aliens that are running, for one reason or another, from their original country. Mattie’s main goal in life is to help the Guatemalan people escape and survive in a new country. “She was right about people always passing through, and not just customers, eith

Taylor Greer had been running away from premature pregnancy her entire life. Afraid that she would wind up just another hick in Pittman County, she left town and searched for a new life out west. On her way getting there, she acquires Turtle, an abandoned three-year-old Native American girl. Taylor knows that keeping Turtle is a major responsibility, being that she was abandoned and abused. Yet, Taylor knows that she is the best option that Turtle has, as far as parental figures go. “Then you are not the parent or guardian?’…. ‘Look,’ I said. ‘I’m not her real mother, but I’m taking care of her now. She’s not with her original family anymore” (Kingsolver 162). As the story progresses, Taylor accepts Turtle as part of her life, eventually turning into a blessing. “My mother always said a person that throws away money deserves to be poor” (Kingsolver 208). Taylor knows the key to survival is money, so she is not wasteful wi

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