In The Poisonwood Bible, there are characters that are not given a direct voice. These characters are developed through the voice of the Orleanna Price and her four daughters. One of the characters that do not have a direct voice are the Congolese. The Congolese is developed in very different views from all the four daughters. Each one of the daughters has a different view on the Congolese lifestyle and their beliefs. The youngest daughter, Ruth May Price, does not quite understand the Congolese people, but is still able to get along with them. When they first arrive in the Congo, she believes that the African Americans were created because of the Tribes of Ham. Through Ruth May’s voice it seems as if the Congolese are not very developed
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Usually, Adah does not really give an insight on how she feels about the Congolese. Instead she just describes the Congo with beautiful imagery such as “blossomy rose-color birdsong air” (30). Adah understands that the Congolese live a different life from hers, but she does not explain how she truly feels about them. She often shows appreciation towards the Congo, but is indifferent to the people of the Congo. One the other hand, her twin sister Leah understands the Congolese and feels as if they are very advanced in their own way. In one of her narratives it shows the history of how the Congolese were very advanced people who lived comfortably in the Congo (520). She comprehends that the lives of Americans are different than those of the Congolese. Leah is the only one of the sisters that develops the Congolese as people that are successfully able to survive on their own without the help of other countries. When she first arrives at the Congo, she describes it as “a place right out of a storybook” (32). Not only does see the beauty in the Congo, she is able to develop the Congolese as successful people throughout her narratives. All in all, the Congolese are developed in different ways through each of the four girls. A majority of the girls believe that the Congolese are not very developed, but one of the girls sees the deeper meaning of how they live and how it’s successful to
Usually, Adah does not really give an insight on how she feels about the Congolese. Instead she just describes the Congo with beautiful imagery such as “blossomy rose-color birdsong air” (30). Adah understands that the Congolese live a different life from hers, but she does not explain how she truly feels about them. She often shows appreciation towards the Congo, but is indifferent to the people of the Congo. One the other hand, her twin sister Leah understands the Congolese and feels as if they are very advanced in their own way. In one of her narratives it shows the history of how the Congolese were very advanced people who lived comfortably in the Congo (520). She comprehends that the lives of Americans are different than those of the Congolese. Leah is the only one of the sisters that develops the Congolese as people that are successfully able to survive on their own without the help of other countries. When she first arrives at the Congo, she describes it as “a place right out of a storybook” (32). Not only does see the beauty in the Congo, she is able to develop the Congolese as successful people throughout her narratives. All in all, the Congolese are developed in different ways through each of the four girls. A majority of the girls believe that the Congolese are not very developed, but one of the girls sees the deeper meaning of how they live and how it’s successful to