This week I decided to talk about the context of this novel. More specifically how Barbara Kingsolver came to write this book. One interesting thing I learned about Barbara Kingsolver is that she was born in Kentucky where everyone was either a rich horse raiser or a poor miner. This could be the influence over how she does such a good job of contrasting things like her book's views on the differences between Native American and American families, both in structure and thoughts.

One reason why Pigs in Heaven is such an acclaimed book is because Kingsolver saw firsthand Native American adoptions. In between her background growing up in a place where there is a sharp contrast between two demographics and being a witness to these adoptions is the reason why this book reads so genuinely. It is also interesting to note that Kingsolver ignores the question of which situation is best for the one adopted and digs into the touchy subject of what is best for the people as a whole.

As for the in-class discussion we had on Tuesday, I think it is best not to take a child out of a home that they know until they are as old as the age in which a child can decide which parent to live with in the case of a divorced couple. Run on sentences are awesome. I think it is the same case though. If a child is old enough to decide which parent to live with, they are old enough to decide which people they want to live with. I also don't see the difficulty in staying with the family they lived with for so long and also getting in touch with their roots.