![]() In the optimism that Taylor carries with her, no matter what the circumstance, decides to focus on the beauty of the land and not the destruction of the environment. Once she becomes aware of the plight that illegal immigrants have in America, she also wonders what other social ills, in her mind, are impeding the potential that America has for its citizens. Taylor expresses a strong concern for the environment. And the land and its people are beautiful enough to convince Taylor and Turtle to stay and try to make a life for each other. ![]() But it was her motivation from the start to get as far away from Kentucky as possible. ![]() The rattlesnakes and other wild life finds her scared and confused about this new land, hundreds of miles away from rural Kentucky. At first, she finds the landscape of Arizona to be daunting. Taylor first leaves Kentucky in the hope that doing so will keep her from getting pregnant at such an early age and experiencing the plight that too many of her impoverished high school classmates have experienced. ![]() In The Bean Trees, the landscape and the locations that are used in the story, serve as an important backdrop to the story line and the understanding of what is taking place in the motivation of Taylor and the other main characters within the book. ![]()
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