Themes are the fundamental and universal ideas explored in a literary work. Throughout the novel "The Bean Trees" the author Barbara Kingsolver used several themes to get her points across. The opening theme in this novel is the framework of a true family. Another theme that is prevalent in the course of the novel is how society unrightfully judges and takes advantage of weaker people. The concluding theme in the novel is how characters progress …showed first 75 words of 865 total…

…showed last 75 words of 865 total…and stable. These evolutions of people enhance life, as time goes on. Various topics in this novel educate people on lessons for their existence. It is important to remember that families are made of more than just blood relatives. Unreasonable judgments and taking advantage of others causes unfairness in society. People grow to become more adapt to life as time goes on. Authors use themes to get points across to people that read their literature.