In the novel, the
Bean Trees it is told in the perspective of the main character, Taylor. With
Taylor telling the story we only see her opinion coming out. We miss the other
characters perspectives and opinions which can limit how the reader comprehends
the story. When Taylor is handed a
strangers baby at the gas station the reader can only see how confused and
terrified Taylor is. We don't know if the lady giving her the baby is sad,
scared, or even happy about putting her baby in a strangers possession.
Switching the point
of view of the book can completely change it. If it changes from a happy
character to a sad character the book now becomes sad. If the lady who gave
Taylor the mysterious baby was the one telling the story we would have been
able to see why she gave it away and what she was feeling when she did so.
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