Munier 1Nick MunierMrs. KrapelsEnglish 10 Honors Period 715 January 2014The Bean Trees EssayThe Bean Trees, by Barbara Kingsolver has great potential for teaching in theclassroom. Many things throughout this novel make it a great book for students to read,and it provides a unique aspect to the curriculum.The Bean Treesis a perfect book toinclude in the American literature class because it highlights and exposes the relevantthemes in the genre of American literature, has developed, relatable characters, and doesso while grabbing the student emotionally but staying appropriate for school.The Bean Treesis a fully developed novel that clearly expresses themes that arerelevant to the genre of American literature, such as the American dream, andindividuality. Taylor while still in high school promises herself to not end up like the rest,she does not want to be just another girl that got pregnant in high school and tied down
