The Bean Trees is the story of Taylor Greer, a Kentuckian woman, and Turtle, her foundling Cherokee ward. Turtle is placed in Taylor's car by a Cherokee woman as Taylor passes through Arizona on a voyage of self-discovery. Taylor raises the child as her own and the two women form a close bond through many difficult trials and Turtle's ongoing crisis of identity concerning her Native ethnicity and her white mother figure.
In The Bean Trees friendship is necessary and beneficial to all of the primary characters The first two characters whose friendship benefits each other equally are Taylor and Maddie When Taylor decides to stop in Tuscon Arizona a man tells her that she has two flat tires Taylor is looking for a job to support the new child she has decided to adopt named Turtle and it seems to be fate when Maddie invites Taylor inside To cheer Taylor up after she admits she can not afford new tires Maddie offers
Throughout reading through until the end of the novel I found the plot line became more and more intriguing because many events were unexpected At times it was hard for me to follow but it just made it all the more interesting Although Taylor seemed to only care more and more for Turtle I could see that Turtle was getting more attached to Esperanza and Estevan every day At the beginning after Estevan first informed Taylor that Turtle belonged to him and Esperanza he didnt seem quite so confiden
Did you ever think someone could change so much in a six month period Well Taylor did She changed her name town family and friends constantly Taylor is a strong woman and now shes even stronger been the things she has gone through on this bumpy journey There are many different ways Taylor became the strong woman she is today One example is when Foster Greer Taylors dad hasnt been around since Taylor was a baby so her mother Alice raised her all on her own Single motherhood plays a huge role in