... succeed and have a happy, fulfilled life one needs something or someone to help support and encourage them to grow. In Barbara Kingsolver's novel, The Bean Trees, she creates an implicit argument that a human being cannot thrive in isolation. Each character is strong in their own way but they still need someone ... into strong individuals. "I picked up Turtle and gave her a hug. That's right, that's a bean. And you"re just about the smartest kid alive" (Kingsolver 97). The ironic thing about Turtle's first word being "bean" is that the beans are also working to survive and live off of s...

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