Oranges are not the only fruit
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During the book, Jeanette connects herself with oranges. She uses an orange to symbolize her differences from her community and from her mother.
In Jeanette's community, there were nothing but oranges. Everyone believed in the same thing-God. Everything was god. Therefore everyone was the same. Except for Jeanette, who didn't only love the lord. She had many lovers. But her Church believed that you could only love the lord. Therefore Jeanette was different...