The Poisonwood Bible

as a whole. Things Fall Apart and The Poisonwood Bible both use a great amount of symbolism to create a picture for the reader and connect ideas throughout the plot. In Things Fall Apart, the harvesting of yams is used as a symbol to represent wealth and fire is also used to describe Okonkwo’s aggressive behavior. The Poisonwood Bible uses a parrot named Meshuselah to represent The Republic of Congo and what they go through. They also refer to the poisonwood tree and the word “bangala” when…

The Price family's intention to single-handedly convert the natural ways of the Congo acted as a kick-start to Ruth May’s tragic downfall. As the Price family ventured throughout Kilanga they were faced with challenges. The traditional values of the Congolese were foreign to the Price family and their actions brought along consequences. The garden, Nathan planted was a prime example of the force Kilanga has on the Price family. When Nathan set out to plant his garden, “he declared he would make…

of impulses in the mind of the creative writer (BOOK). As a result of Freud’s theories, the unconscious desires embedded within an individual’s mind can contribute to artistic expressions such as literature. Barbara Kingsolver, author of The Poisonwood Bible, utilizes this type of coping mechanism of artistic expression to consider various interpretations of her unconscious desires stemming from her childhood. Despite Kingsolver’s unconscious desires stemming from childhood, Freud states that…

As tension and conflict grow within the Congo, Anatole and Leah help ensure that the tragedy of the hunt is carried out among the Congo community in Barbara Kingsolver’s, The Poisonwood Bible. They come together in many different aspects and help influence each other to try to persuade the people of the Congo to agree with them. When Leah demands answers from Anatole on whether he thought she should be in the Congo, Anatole exclaimed that, “There are more words than no and yes” (Kingsolver 310),…

is something that does not discriminate who it affects and in what situation. The judgements people make based on stereotypes can truly cripple someone or it can even not allow people to resist immersing themselves in culture. The novels The Poisonwood Bible and The Concubine’s Children both show evidence of prejudice but on different sides of the spectrum. On the one side, the Chinese workers were the victims of prejudice by the Canadian born citizens. On the other side, the Price family had a…

In Poisonwood Bible and Things Fall Apart, we experience characters that leave home and have to find home in another place. This change in anyone’s life is significant and the transition shows a lot about your character. In Poisonwood Bible we look at characters such as Nathan, who went to war and survived, and the daughters, who were partially raised in a foreign country. In Things Fall Apart we analyze characters such as Ikemefuna, the boy who was forced to move villages, and Okonkwo, who does…

The Construction and Meaning of “Home” in Nadine Gordimer’s Tale of Postcolonial Africa, “The Ultimate Safari” Nadine Gordimer’s “The Ultimate Safari” takes the reader on a journey as the main character, a little girl, flees from Mozambique with her brothers and grandparents. Throughout the short story, the girl describes her trek out of Mozambique and through Kruger Park into South Africa, and details the hunger, loss, and overall feeling of deprivation that came with the unavoidable…

sisters. Her home back in Georgia is where Leah develops her close, yet one sided, relationship with her father. Since he seldom allowed his children to attend school or spend their free time doing anything other than having their noses stuck in their Bibles, the perfect opportunity arose for Leah to pry closer to her father’s fondness. Africa especially allowed Leah to spend more time with her father, given the minimal amount of privacy or pass times. While her sisters tended to help their…

segment of history, Barbara Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood Bible and Robert Frost’s The Gift Outright reflect on the overall fight for freedom that derives from understanding the power of the land in all aspects of humanity that should be appreciated for its true nature, not conquered for unjustified dreams of power. This concept itself, is a complex revelation not many ponder on until they fall victim to such tyranny. For example, in The Poisonwood Bible, Orleanna Price and her daughters lived…

The Poisonwood Bible can also fall under the Bildungsroman archetype in certain aspects, along with additional archetypal figures, when viewing it through the Jungian lens. Namely Leah. Adah reveals what she overheard about the secret CIA radio broadcast to her sister. Up until that point Leah views her home country as infallible, a symbol of good and justice like Nathan and God. However, the American president ordering Lumumba 's assassination forever alters her innocent, moral view of America.…