The Bean Trees- Connector;post 1,Kortney Mann, Period 1
So far in the first 4 chapters Taylor leaves her home in Kentucky and ends up with a stranger’s child.
Some aspects of this remind me of a movie I once saw called “Where the Heart Is”. In this movie there is a pregnant woman who was abandoned at a Wal-Mart by her husband. There she meets a woman who eventually takes her in. She ends up living in the Wal-Mart for some time. One night she goes into labor and is about to have her baby in the middle of the store when a man walks by and notices her in the empty store. He breaks in and delivers her baby. After she gets out of the hospital she lives with the woman she met that day she got abandoned. So after she has her child she finds a family and they help her in anyway possible.
To me this relates to The Bean Trees because in both the women have a small child and are trying to fins their way in the world. Both of them seeking help from others. Taylor getting help from Mattie and the woman who gave birth to the Wal-Mart bay from the woman she met that one day. In both cases they are trying to find their way in the world and be good parents to their children, whether they are their real children or not.
Do you think that in these circumstances, Taylor seeking help from others is acceptable? Should she just give up the child all together, or keep getting help until she is stable enough to take care of the little girl on her own? Or should she keep the child without getting help and no stable future?
Category: Connector, Per 1 TBT Con 4 comments »
February 14th, 2009 at 8:27 am
I think that it is acceptable for Taylor to get help from others because when you need help, you should always ask others for it. Also, she should keep the child and work toward the goal of being stable enough to take care of the girl on her own because it would be bad to try and take of the a child with no money. Which, you would starve from not eating or getting any other things you need.
~Sarah L.
February 14th, 2009 at 7:32 pm
I totally see the connection between the movie “Where the Heart Is” and “The Bean Trees”. That was a good connection. I also think that Taylor is doing the best that she possibly can for the little girl even if that means asking others for help. I also agree with sarah that it is acceptable for Taylor to ask for help because when you need help you should ask for it. So, yes, I do agree with Taylor’s methods of providing for the little girl even if that is just asking for other people’s help. It is better to ask for help and live than be stubborn and not ask and die.
Brittany Miller
February 22nd, 2009 at 1:21 pm
Heather-Show how that connection aids in our understanding of the book. Also, allow your question to guide the discussion a bit better.
To Sarah and Brittany: Your responses should go into more depth. Explore the question more explicitly.
February 28th, 2009 at 11:11 am
Mr. Shank –
I think you need to figure out who is Kortney and who is Heather, cause I have no part in this posting.
=D