The Bean Trees Group at eNotes http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/group The latest discussion, including questions and answers, from the The Bean Trees Group at eNotes. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:43:25 en-us <![CDATA[In 'The Bean Trees', how does Babara Kingslover portray Aboriginals. Use...]]> http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/bean-trees-how-does-babara-kingslover-portray-116007 http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/bean-trees-how-does-babara-kingslover-portray-116007 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:43:25 PST <![CDATA[ Why is the word "home" a keyword in The Bean Trees? What's the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/why-word-home-keyword-bean-trees-whats-words-role-115667 http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/why-word-home-keyword-bean-trees-whats-words-role-115667 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:49:34 PST <![CDATA[ Taylor Greer is gutsy and practical. She views her hometown as stifling...]]> http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/what-character-analysis-taylor-greer-from-bean-114569 http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/what-character-analysis-taylor-greer-from-bean-114569 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:44:04 PST <![CDATA[What is a character analysis of Taylor Greer from The Bean Trees?]]> http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/what-character-analysis-taylor-greer-from-bean-114569 http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/what-character-analysis-taylor-greer-from-bean-114569 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:14:20 PST <![CDATA[It represents Turtle - most of the references to birds throughout the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/what-does-trapped-bird-house-symbolize-bean-trees-95951 http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/what-does-trapped-bird-house-symbolize-bean-trees-95951 Sat, 7 Nov 2009 21:43:06 PST <![CDATA[In chapter 6 of The Bean Trees, why did Taylor offer Lou Ann a beer?]]> http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/chapter-6-bean-trees-why-did-taylor-offer-lou-ann-101975 http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/chapter-6-bean-trees-why-did-taylor-offer-lou-ann-101975 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:01:55 PST <![CDATA[Bean Trees, The - Novel Test]]> http://www.enotes.com/documents/bean-trees-novel-test-46807 http://www.enotes.com/documents/bean-trees-novel-test-46807 PST <![CDATA[In the Bean Trees, what quotation proves that Taylor Greer is leaving...]]> http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/bean-trees-what-quotation-proves-that-taylor-99611 http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/bean-trees-what-quotation-proves-that-taylor-99611 Sat, 5 Sep 2009 13:27:12 PST <![CDATA[wat is da diference in meanin of "da broken arrow","da cameo","da dead...]]> http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/wat-da-diference-meanin-da-broken-arrow-da-cameo-98991 http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/wat-da-diference-meanin-da-broken-arrow-da-cameo-98991 Tue, 1 Sep 2009 15:08:35 PST <![CDATA[In my opinion, there are three main themes in The Bean Trees:  the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/what-themes-book-bean-trees-98485 http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/what-themes-book-bean-trees-98485 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:24:13 PST <![CDATA[What are the themes in the book The Bean Trees? ]]> http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/what-themes-book-bean-trees-98485 http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/what-themes-book-bean-trees-98485 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:35:28 PST <![CDATA[Does Taylor believe in providence as a guiding force in her life? ]]> http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/does-taylor-believe-providence-guiding-force-her-97037 http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/does-taylor-believe-providence-guiding-force-her-97037 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:08:18 PST <![CDATA[What does the Broken Arrow symbolize in the book "The Bean Trees?" ]]> http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/what-does-broken-arrow-symbolize-book-bean-trees-96683 http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/what-does-broken-arrow-symbolize-book-bean-trees-96683 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:00:47 PST <![CDATA[What does the trapped bird in the house symbolize in The Bean trees?]]> http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/what-does-trapped-bird-house-symbolize-bean-trees-95951 http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/what-does-trapped-bird-house-symbolize-bean-trees-95951 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:47:27 PST <![CDATA[What credit can Hughes Walter and Taylor's mother take for Taylor being...]]> http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/what-credit-can-hughes-walter-taylors-mother-take-93449 http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/what-credit-can-hughes-walter-taylors-mother-take-93449 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:48:10 PST <![CDATA[What is the theme for each chapter?]]> http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/what-theme-for-each-chapter-92055 http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/what-theme-for-each-chapter-92055 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:33:04 PST <![CDATA[Missy's mother instills a degree of self worth and self love in Missy...]]> http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/what-ways-missys-mother-good-mother-for-missy-91369 http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/what-ways-missys-mother-good-mother-for-missy-91369 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:12:09 PST <![CDATA[In what ways is Missy's mother a "good" mother for Missy? What qualities...]]> http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/what-ways-missys-mother-good-mother-for-missy-91369 http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/what-ways-missys-mother-good-mother-for-missy-91369 Thu, 9 Jul 2009 19:02:52 PST <![CDATA[Mattie's comment is significant in a couple of ways.  First, people who...]]> http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/what-significance-matties-comment-when-people-run-88735 http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/what-significance-matties-comment-when-people-run-88735 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:17:33 PST <![CDATA[What is the significance of Mattie's comment, "When people run for their...]]> http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/what-significance-matties-comment-when-people-run-88735 http://www.enotes.com/bean-trees/q-and-a/what-significance-matties-comment-when-people-run-88735 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 09:28:11 PST