The Bean Trees

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:none
gptkbp:author gptkb:Barbara_Kingsolver
gptkbp:awards gptkb:PEN/_Hemingway_Award
gptkbp:character gptkb:Angel
gptkb:Jax
gptkb:snake
Esperanza
Mattie
Dwayne
Edna
Estevan
Lou Ann
the Greer family
the community of Tucson
gptkbp:critical_reception positive
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Bean Trees
gptkbp:influences feminist literature
Southern literature
gptkbp:isbn 9780061097312
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:literary_devices gptkb:metaphor
gptkb:dialogue
gptkb:song
symbolism
imagery
foreshadowing
flashback
characterization
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Taylor_Greer
gptkbp:narrative_style first-person
gptkbp:page_count 256
gptkbp:protagonist gptkb:Taylor_Greer
gptkbp:published gptkb:1988
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Harper_Collins
gptkbp:sequel gptkb:Pigs_in_Heaven
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Tucson,_Arizona
gptkbp:significant_event Taylor adopts Turtle
Taylor's friendship with Lou Ann
Taylor's journey to Tucson
Taylor's relationship with Jax
The arrival of Estevan and Esperanza
Turtle's backstory
gptkbp:symbolism the road
the car
the bean trees
gptkbp:theme gptkb:identity
gptkb:community
motherhood
gptkbp:themes gptkb:immigration
gptkb:social_justice
environmentalism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Barbara_Kingsolver
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4