Question

thesis statement of “the bean eater” by Gwendolyn Brook.

Answer 1

• Gwendolyn Brooks writes a very short poem about the lifestyle of an elderly couple who lives by themselves, in a single room they rented. The piece is titled The Bean Eaters and it is very sad, but accurate depiction of how some elderly couples live.
• There are a few quotes that capture the essence of their lives, “They eat beans mostly, this old yellow pair…Plain chipware on a plain and creaking wood, tin flatware…Remembering, with tinklings, and twinges…their rented back room that is full of beads and receipts and dolls and cloths, tobacco crumbs, vases and fringes.”The argument could be made that the mood of the is more reflective. It just talks about what elderly couples go through in life right from remebering their younger times and sharing memories to being with each other as they have aged.This age either develops wisdom in them and they share it with others or despair wherein some elderly couples feel that they havent achieved anything in life when they had the time. Either they feel happy remembering their old days or they just count their days to death.