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
The theme of the play according to G R Elliot is that a wicked intention must in the end produce wicked action unless it is not merely revoked by the protagonists better feelings but entirely eradicated by his inmost will aided by Divine grace This is seen most clearly in Act V Scene 1 where the Doctor says More needs she the divine than the physician It also seen throughout the play in Macbeths murderous plots Also rampant through the play is the idea of Fair is foul foul is fair Basically thi