As people get older and begin to grow, new things become more intimidating than ever thought possible. From moving to different grades each year in school to living alone for the first time, change is something that always comes with a little apprehension. Lisa Parker’s “Snapping Beans” represents that at some point in life, one must learn that life is full of changes that one must grow accustomed to, and she uses imagery and symbolism to convey this theme.
To show that change can be terrifying, yet illuminating and hard to discuss, Parker uses imagery. To show a contrast of her former life, the poet uses a vivid description to characterize her new friends as people that she isn’t used to being around due to the fact that they “ [wear] nose