Pat Counter
September 6, 2011
Mr. B.G
Accel 12
Strangers in a Car (The Bean Trees and The
Two characters from two very different worlds living on the same planet meet in one of the most unlikely places on Earth Kentucky and then she travels cross country and finally settles in Arizona. Taylor Greer is a very caring person even though it isn’t shown in the beginning of the novel, but she begins to show a more sensitive side when she faces the person tragedy of her friends and helps to take care of them. The other is Amir who feels that there could be a deep emotional connection between him and his father but there is nothing to show that in their relationship.
Two strangers meet on a train in rural Kentucky that is bound for people who want a new beginning in Arizona
“No, I am afraid that I have missed my bus.”
“Where are you headed?” Taylor
“To Arizona.” He replied.
“I am on my way to California
“Thank you very much, my name is Amir.” It doesn’t matter if we only go as far as Arizona just the fact that you are helping me means to much for me to even say Taylor
“Your very welcome,” as the drive continued a cloud of silence fell upon the driver the passenger and the silent baby sleeping in the backseat. They has just left Kentucky and were still making there way to Arizona, Amir had fallen asleep in the passengers seat, and with the weather finally cleared they were able to reach Arizona by mid day the next day. They had finally arrived in Tucson Arizona, journey complete. Taylor had first woken up her daughter, Turtle and got her all ready to go find there new home and told Amir. “far as I take you the rest is up to you my friend.”
“Thanks you Taylor” he replied. “I don’t know how I could ever repay you for your kindness towards a complete stranger; maybe I could buy you a cup of coffee sometime?”
He told her because he felt like he had a debt to repay to her.
“There is a small shop by where I love, plus I could go for a cup right now, how about you?”
“Let’s go, do you want to walk or drive.” he asked her while they were standing wile the sun was beginning to settle on the horizon.
Unfortunately, the sun had departed for the night and the stars in the night sky were beginning and they had agreed to meet at the coffee shop for a morning cup of coffee, the next morning when the each papered at the shops doors, “how’s your family Amir?”
“Good, I came to see my son and wife because they need me in his life.”
They each ordered a black coffee and a blueberry muffin and then left the way they cam each disappearing into the sunset back to the places where they were each drown to.
Summer reading Essay
I thought that Pat did a good job which Amir's character interacting with with Taylor. i did not read the Bean Tree's so i don't know if that's how Taylor's character is but if it is then i think shes a lot nice then most people now a days. usually you never here of anyone hitching a ride with a complete stranger because people cant trust each other anymore.
ReplyDelete"as the drive continued a cloud of silence fell upon the driver the passenger and the silent baby sleeping in the backseat." i thought pat really painted a picture in his readers minds with how easily it was to visualize this scene.the quietness of the sleeping stranger and baby really came to life and it seems as though i could have been in that car sleeping too.
The Characters dialogue seemed as though it was real for at least some of the story. I haven't read the Bean trees but with what Amir says i can see some of the things he said coming form his character. i thought that it could have used a lot more dialogue then was there because what they say is just general things that most people would say and you cant really get to know how they reacted to each other from that.
to improve the story i would say add a lot more details about the drive to Arizona and what happens a long the way. also in adding details i think it would help so that you can add more dialogue and really make the characters come alive. this would make for a very good and interseting story i believe.