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. She remarks to herself "since then I 've had no clear view of safety. Where is the easy land of ice-cream cones and new Keds sneakers and We Like Ike, the country where I thought I knew the rules" (Kingsolver, 309). Leah wants to be righteous, to be
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This is evident in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as Tom Sawyer displays immature tendencies at the beginning and ending of the book. Whereas Huck wants to approach the problem of freeing Jim from Tom 's aunt and uncle in a practical and efficient manner, Tom wants the escapade to be dramatic, adventurous, and outrageously complicated. It proves to be harmful as Tom gets shot in the leg and it prolongs Jim 's capture far longer than necessary. Similarly, Rachel harbors a negative self centered attitude. She is adamant about leaving Kilanga and refuses to acknowledge responsibility for her actions, preferring to remain oblivious. In addition, she has limited capabilities of caring about others besides herself or how their actions might add to her (dis)comfort. She grows up to be an individual that is both elitist and racist, instead of improving as a person like Adah and Leah. Tom and Rachel serve as a contrast to the others, who appear to have exponential growth and maturity when compared to them …show more content…
Characters from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Poisonwood Bible, most notably Huckleberry Finn and Leah Price display a large amount of growth over the course of their books. Huck concludes there are times when one should or shouldn’t tell a lie, and that black people are humans with emotions of their own, rejecting societal norms in the process. Leah adopts a new way of viewing the world after abandoning America, discarding her religious centric perspective for one more open and justice oriented. They have both come of age, leaving behind their childhood and innocence and gaining mental maturity in the
This is evident in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as Tom Sawyer displays immature tendencies at the beginning and ending of the book. Whereas Huck wants to approach the problem of freeing Jim from Tom 's aunt and uncle in a practical and efficient manner, Tom wants the escapade to be dramatic, adventurous, and outrageously complicated. It proves to be harmful as Tom gets shot in the leg and it prolongs Jim 's capture far longer than necessary. Similarly, Rachel harbors a negative self centered attitude. She is adamant about leaving Kilanga and refuses to acknowledge responsibility for her actions, preferring to remain oblivious. In addition, she has limited capabilities of caring about others besides herself or how their actions might add to her (dis)comfort. She grows up to be an individual that is both elitist and racist, instead of improving as a person like Adah and Leah. Tom and Rachel serve as a contrast to the others, who appear to have exponential growth and maturity when compared to them …show more content…
Characters from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Poisonwood Bible, most notably Huckleberry Finn and Leah Price display a large amount of growth over the course of their books. Huck concludes there are times when one should or shouldn’t tell a lie, and that black people are humans with emotions of their own, rejecting societal norms in the process. Leah adopts a new way of viewing the world after abandoning America, discarding her religious centric perspective for one more open and justice oriented. They have both come of age, leaving behind their childhood and innocence and gaining mental maturity in the