... become aware of the circumstances under which each character faces a loss, and how that loss will be dealt with. The setting of both The Bean Trees, and The Sweet Hereafter, is a small town atmosphere in the United States of America, which affects how the characters deal with loss. Banks ... Dent, from the view point of several different characters. Similarly, in The Bean Trees, Kingsolver focuses on several characters who all experience different types of loss throughout their lives. Russell Banks and Barbara Kingsolver develop the theme of loss, and the need for realization of loss, thr...

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