Barbara Kingsolver's Stone Soup

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Every family members welcome those family members who are not blood related into a blended family. In her essay “Stone Soup,” Barbara Kingsolver describes the scene that a blended family is watching the boy playing soccer. Today, blended families are sprawling. My husband lived in the blended family when he was a child. Kingsolver indicates that “Any family is a big empty pot, save for what gets thrown in” (144). The term of “family” is not limited to those who have blood relations; family is the community where welcomes everyone to join.

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