Concept of Family
...Sunday and bring home the boniest mess of bluegills and maybe a bass the size of a thumb, and the way Mama would carry on you would think I’d caught the famous big lunker in Shep’s Lake that old men were always chewing their tobacco and thinking about.” (Kingsolver 2) Mama was the perfect single parent. Taylor says, “There were two things about Mama, one is she always expects the best out of me. And the other thing is that no matter what I did or whatever I came home with, she acted like it was the moon I had just hung up in the sky and plugged in all the stars. Like I was that good” (Kingsolver 10). When the lady at the Oklahoma bar gives Turtle to Taylor it is like they were destined for each other. At first Taylor is a little overwhelmed by what has happened, but she cannot just leave the child there so she takes Turtle with her. Soon enough Turtle begins to grow on Taylor and now she cannot leave the side of Turtle. They travel all the way to Arizona where they meet Lou Ann and Dwayne Ray. After a few months Taylor decides that she wants legal custody of Turtle. She feels that it is going to be hard to get legal guardianship of Turtle. Taylor meets with the social worker, Cynthia who gives her the custody without that much of a hassle. Now they were a family just like Taylor and her mother were a family. Taylor has a very special bond with Lou Ann Ruiz. They have a connection which all started when Taylor went looking for a place to stay. Lou Ann and Taylor have many similarities in their lives. For one, Lou Ann has problems with her husband Angel who left her just like Taylor’s father did to her and Mama. Another likeness that the two have is that they both have children yet no father to help support their needs. They are always there for each ...