Kingsolver’s books have been read by many readers. She is a well-known author with multiple books, and numerous people have written compare and contrasting essays on her novels. This essay will compare the setting, characters, and the tone of Kingsolver’s “The Bean Trees” and “Pigs in Heaven.” First, Kingsolver’s novel “The Bean Trees” begins in Pittman County, Kentucky (Kingsolver 1-2). Throughout the story the primary setting changes to Tuscan, Arizona as Taylor decides she’s ready to go out on her own. Then in “Pigs in Heaven” the setting begins in Kentucky and then carries on throughout four states: Arizona, Nevada, Wyoming, and Oklahoma. The setting in these novels are similar as they both include Kentucky and Arizona. Second, Kingsolver