In "Seedfolks" by Paul Fleischman, Kim plants lima beans in memory of her deceased father, who had a strong connection to gardening and his homeland in Vietnam. Through this act, she seeks to honor his memory and create a bond with him, as well as to introduce herself to her new community in the diverse neighborhood. The act of planting becomes a way for her to express her feelings of loss and to cultivate hope and connection in her life.
She didn’t because Kim’s father was a farmer before she died so she planted Lima beans in memory of him
she gains that if she planted the Lima beans she and her father will still be together because her father use to farm and he is dead now
The characters are separating themselves by race.
Kim plants Lima beans in the beginning of the story because she wants her dead father to see, from where he is in heaven, that she too can be a good farmer like he was. He died before she was born. She is Vietnamese and about 9 years old.
Kim is the first character of Seedfolks, and she actually starts the garden. Kim is a Vietnamese, nine-year-old girl who plants lima beans to prove to her father's spirit/herself that she is her father's daughter. She comes to the "garden" because it is the anniversary of her father's death, and she wants to be noticed by her father's spirit. Since she has participated in the garden, she has felt closer to her father.
In the book Seedfolks, Wendell plants something that is never specified . In Gonzalo's chapter Gonzalo says " he had a nice garden going, so he does plant something, the book just does't specify.
nothing..... she is suspicious of Kim when she sees her dig up something and thinks it's gun, money, or drugs. So she rips her plants out and then sends Wendell to water them when Kim doesn't come for a few days.
In "Seedfolks" by Paul Fleischman, Kim is 9 years old. She is a Vietnamese girl who plants seeds in a vacant lot in her neighborhood to honor her deceased grandfather, who was a gardener. Her character's determination and connection to her heritage play a significant role in the story's themes of community and growth.
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"Seedfolks" by Paul Fleischman follows the story of thirteen diverse characters in a community garden in Cleveland, Ohio. Some major events include Kim starting the garden, Ana joining after her father's death, and Wendell planting lima beans. Other events involve Leona overcoming her grief by gardening, Florence sharing her love of plants with the neighborhood, and Curtis bringing the garden together during a conflict.
In "Seedfolks" by Paul Fleischman, Kim is a Vietnamese girl. She is one of the diverse characters in the story, contributing to the community garden's multicultural backdrop. Kim's Vietnamese heritage plays a significant role in her motivation to plant seeds in memory of her deceased father.
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