Bean Trees

In the novel Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver, Taylor goes through a lot of changes when she leaves Kentucky and adopts Turtle. She becomes an independent and responsible mother. Taylor also has to overcome many obstacles that are in her way. Taylor always wanted to leave Kentucky she attended school just to finish it. She felt like she has stayed in Kentucky for too long and she wanted to move on. She thinks that if …

…adopted her." After getting legal claim Taylor feels like a real mother and becomes real close with Turtle. By moving away from Kentucky and taking care of a kid Taylor becomes independent. She is also independent because she supports herself and the kid. She is responsible because she is taking care of Turtle. Taylor becomes Turtle's real mother at the end because she gets legal claim over Turtle and treats her like her own child.