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The Bean Trees: Quote Analysis Guide

The document provides a chart with quotes from the book "The Bean Trees" paired with inferences about the quotes. On the left side are quotes from the book with their corresponding page numbers. On the right side are inferences without page references. The task is to fill in the yellow boxes by either writing a quote from the book that supports the inference on the right, or writing an inference based on the quote on the left. This pairs elements from the story with analyses to better understand characters and events.

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The Bean Trees: Quote Analysis Guide

The document provides a chart with quotes from the book "The Bean Trees" paired with inferences about the quotes. On the left side are quotes from the book with their corresponding page numbers. On the right side are inferences without page references. The task is to fill in the yellow boxes by either writing a quote from the book that supports the inference on the right, or writing an inference based on the quote on the left. This pairs elements from the story with analyses to better understand characters and events.

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On the left side of the chart, there are some quotes from The Bean Trees.

If there is a quote on the left side of the chart, write (in the yellow box on the right side of the chart) an inference based upon that quote. (Page numbers for quotes are given in parentheses.) On the right side of the chart, some inferences are written. If there is an inference on the right side of the chart, find a quote from The Bean Trees that would support that inference. Write the quote in the yellow box on the left side of the page. (Page numbers for which quotes might be found are in parentheses.) QUOTE INFERENCE I had this feeling about what Newts whole life was going to amount to, and I felt sorry for him (1). Mariettas mother is a good woman who loves her daughter(2) Surely, youd think he would have picked one of the Candy Stripers, town girls with money for the pink and white uniforms (4). Marietta is independent and non-conformist. (3) When I was three, supposedly I stamped my foot and told my own mother not to call me Marietta but Miss Marietta, as I had to call all the people including children in the houses where she [Mama] worked Miss this and Mister that, and so she did (2). People believe Eddie Rickett is gay. (6) I held her by the elbows trying not to hurt her any more than she was already hurt.I dont remember what I said, just Uh-huh, mostly and, Youre going to be okay. (8-9) Marietta is resilient and determined. (10) Well, I got [a Polaroid memory], I said. My memory just took a picture of what you all look like, so dont take any stuff

out of my car, okay? (14) Taylors life is decided by a mixture of fate and free will(13,19) Let me go get the baby, I said. You wont mind if I just bring the poor kid in here to warm up while you decide (21). Lou Ann does not feel in charge of her life; lifes events control her. (25) Never at any time was Lou Ann repulsed by the amputation. After his stump was healed, it did not bother her to touch it (26).

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