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Plot And Suspense Of The Bean Trees

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Often times, we read books because they were recommended to us, even if it is not the type of novel we would usually pick if it were up to us. Being asked whether or not I would recommend this book to a friend, my instant response is absolutely. The Bean Trees was a book I would read ten times and recommend to a friend if they were looking for a book that would keep them reading. The interesting plot and suspense of this novel is what I believe made it a great read.
When I first began reading the novel, I will admit it had a slow start, but most novels do start out that way so I had to be willing to give it a chance. As things picked up, it became clear to me that The Bean Trees was a journey novel. I really started to enjoy the plot right
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In Barbara Kingsolver’s novel The Bean Trees, one major social issue that Kingsolver attempts to educate her readers on is xenophobia. Virgie, a character in the novel, is someone Kingsolver uses to demonstrate the presence and effect of xenophobia. During a dinner party with Virgie and Estevan, a refugee working at a restaurant owned by Chinese immigrants, Estevan mentions how he “work[s] with a very kind family who speak only Chinese.” (Kingsolver 111) In response, Virgie “mutter[s] that she thought this was a disgrace,” as Virgie believes that immigrants “ought to stay put in their own dirt, not come here taking up jobs.”

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