LUKE AND TALAL

A HIGHLY EDUCATED IMMIGRANT FROM WAR-TORN GUATEMALA

A DEPRESSED FORMER MOTHER FOR WAR-TORN GUATEMALA.

KINGSOLVER EMPHASIZES THAT IDENTITY IS NOT PERMANENT

KINGSOLVER EXPLORES THE DIFFERENT VARITIES OF FAMILIES

DIFFERENT LANGUAGES SHOW A VARIETY IN CULTURE

CHARACTERS IN THE BEAN TREES SHOW THAT HOME CHANGES

PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT CULTURES LIVE TOGETHER TO BECOME ONE