The Bean Tree's is an execellent book about friendship, change and coming over the hardships that life throws at you. There is a lot of symbolism and reasoning behind a lot of things actions by characters in the story. Taylor starts off as a woman just trying to make her own way in life, in a new setting and surrounding. Which is the reasoning for her moving to Arizona. There was a reason that she met Lou Ann. Lou Ann being one of the best friends that Taylor had ever had. Lou Ann and Taylor kind of complement each other by their differences but they also have so much in common. The two are constantly learning from each other. Turtle became part of Taylor's life for a reason also. Taylor had struggled with the adoption but eventually got it with out being truthful. Taylor didn't think she could love anything or anyone as much as she loves Turtle.
In the beginning Taylor started out as the most confident person ever but her struggles getting the adoption had brought her confidence down. Down to the point where Lou Ann was trying to tell her to keep her head up and not give up. In the end Taylor realizes how much she had been through and through the low points that she had over come, her confidence is back and she is happy and strong at her point in her life.
Therefore there is a lot of change in Taylor from the beginning, middle and end of the story. There is a lot she overcame and she made many friendships a long the way. Making this novel to be quite inspirational.
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