Eileen Howard

Eileen Howard
Pigs in Heaven
Barbara Kingsolver
Realistic Fiction
Just Right
Page 241

1. Right now in my book Taylor was substituting for man to drive the Handi-van around town. She meets a man riding on the bus that works at the air traffic control tower and he invites Taylor and Turtle to visit the control tower and take them out to eat. Taylor says immediately, thinking of the delicious that’s in store. Later she calls Jax, her boyfriend, and tells him how much she misses him and how awful poverty is. Jax tells her to come home because he doesn’t think that Annawake will come looking for her. Taylor wants to go home but she doesn’t have the money and doesn’t want to take anyone else’s.

2.I really like this book so far, but not as much as the prequel to the book. I really like the way Barbara Kingsolver writes and the sarcasm that she includes in her dialogue makes the characters more relatable. I also like how all of the characters in the book appear to be obedient people but once you find out about their lives you know that they aren’t that docile. The only thing that I don’t like very much is that she switches back and forth between many different people narrating the story, which makes it confusing.

3.One theme I have noticed so far is culture clash. Annawake believes that Turtle won’t be able to thrive outside of the Cherokee Nation because of their strong family values. Also she thinks that Taylor should give up Turtle so she can live a better life. On the other side Taylor thinks that Turtle will fine growing up with her as her mother, and that she will learn enough about her heritage from her. These two different views have caused a major conflict in the book so far.

4. My favorite character in the book is Turtle. I like Turtle because you can’t really ever tell what’s going on in her head, which makes me wish that she narrated the story. I also like how she acts very grown up and can keep Taylor calm, even though she’s only six.

5. My least favorite character is Barbie. I really despise Barbie because she counterfeited money and robbed a restaurant but thinks she’s a good person. Also she left Taylor and Turtle on their own while they were depending on her to keep them from poverty. Also she took their money and some of their pictures when she left.

6. I think that Taylor is going to go to the Cherokee Nation to finally confront Annawake. When she goes to the nation she finds Turtles real parents and they end up all living together in the Cherokee Nation.