The Bean Trees
Why is the narrator called Missy instead of Marietta in The Bean Trees
in the novel the bean trees the narrator is called missy instead of Marietta
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Taylor's original name was Marietta Greer, but at three years old she demanded to be called Miss Marietta, and this name eventually became Missy. (The narrator will choose to call herself Taylor at the end of the first chapter).
