The Bean Trees In the Bean Trees, there is an idea that the guardians are expected to protect the innocent from the evils in the world. Yet, the real world always catches up. No matter how much some people do to protect blissful ignorance, something will always corrupt the peace. This relates to me and many others, who have had parents that try to shield us from the dangers of the real world. However, we are not able to completely avoid the evils in the world, and we are never ready for it. No matter how much some people may try to shield our eyes, somehow we will always learn about what really goes on.
In the Bean Trees, Taylor is unable to protect Turtle from the real world’s evils, try as much as she does. When Taylor receives Turtle from a random stranger after leaving home, the real world has broken Turtle already. “I thought I knew about every ugly thing that one person does to another, but I had never even thought about such things being done to a baby girl.” (Kingsolver 24) Even …show more content…
This person I had met told me all about their life away from the shielded comfort of my lifestyle, and opened me to a world full of opportunity. Instead of the constricted idea of a life as a doctor, I found about a different path. I realized that I did not have to do everything that my parents dictated, and that I do have a choice in the path I take. People with ulterior motives have inflicted injustices on myself and others, yet there is so much more to see in life as well. After learning about the true meaning of a life outside of my parent’s bubble, I opened myself to a new world. My parents never told me about how truly imperfect the world, so I had to learn about these imperfections on my own time. This person is someone I still talk about subjects that I would not dare discuss with parents, and I’m still learning about the different choices I can make with my