Barbara Ehrenreich

In Barbara Kingsolver’s novel, The Poisonwood Bible, the villain of the story is the Price family patriarch, Nathan Price. Nathan Price is abusive, sexist, and racist. All of these traits cause a problem between him and his family or the Kilanga village, I’m which the story takes place. Nathan Price lives with his wife, and 4 daughters in the village of Kilanga in the Congo. However, his abusive behavior starts to cause a rift between him and his family. I’m the beginning of the story Nathan…

Comparative Paper on Dance of the Banished and Red Leaves “Dance of the Banished” by Marsha Skrypuch is an action and love story about a couple who gets separated during WWI, with either one on each side of the war, trying to survive without each other. “Red Leaves” by Sita Brahmachari is about 3 kids struggling with family problems, and run away from home. “Dance of the Banished” would be a better fit for the IB program novel study because it enhances their learning of caring and risk taking…

The novel The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver is a wonderful story that depicts the lives of missionaries in the Congo. The Price’s, who are staying in a small village, illustrates the hardships and joys the African desert can bring. Each daughter teaches a lesson while their mother, Orleanna acts as a comprehensive voice. One of the main aspects of this book is women. The storyline battles with misogyny and the patriarchy that defines their societal norms. The women have a strong…

colour scheme for this photograph is monochromatic for the most part, with the exception for the red. Barbara Kruger is known for the majority of her pieces to be black and white, with elements of red thrown in the colour palette. The original location for this photograph is Washington D.C and it was made in 1989. The subject matter of this artwork is about the support of reproductive freedom. Barbara Kruger is known for her feminist undertones to her works, mostly focusing on gender…

Helena Maria Viramontes’ short story “The Moths” follows a latina narrator as she recounts her childhood struggles with religion and family. To escape beatings from her father, her mother would send the narrator to “help Abuelita plants wild lilies” and other plants in “coffee cans”(322). Throughout the turmoil of her teenage years, the narrator’s Abuelita was always there to care for her. As the story continues, it is divulged that this time the help will be different because Mama Luna is dying…

The Bean Trees, Barbara Kingsolver’s debut novel, was written while she was pregnant with her first child. The novel was published 1988, soon after the second wave of feminism, and shortly before the third wave. The Bean Trees follows the journey of Taylor Greer, as she leaves her hometown in Kentucky and travels across the country in her push start Volkswagen, to escape the traditions of Kentucky – such as teenage pregnancy, getting married at a young age, and frittering away her life. She is…

Barbra McClintock was born June 16, 1902, in Hartford, Connecticut (Editors). The third of four children born to physician Thomas McClintock and wife Sarah, McClintock was christened Eleanor, though her parents soon began to call her Barbra believing the nickname better suited her pragmatic demeanor (“Barbra McClintock”). Barbra demonstrated an interest in science from a young age, perhaps influenced by her father’s profession (Editors). At the age of seventeen, she graduated from high school…

Trevor Lynskey is a very joyful and easy-going dance teacher at Lincoln HIgh School. He is an alumnus of the University of Santa Barbara, majoring in dance. Mr. Lynskey is a quite cheerful and relaxed person. He was quite enthusiastic while talking about his time in college. He is the type of person who likes to focus on the good times even when a situation is looking like it’s going down. He is very encouraging to his students and loves to help them better themselves. Growing up isn’t exactly…

“The Posionwood Bible”, written by Barbara Kingsolver, is a tale of the Price family’s mission trip to spread the word of God in a primitive town called Kilanga within the Belgian Congo. Although the book is about the whole family’s experience, each chapter includes many narrations from different narrators, also known as a multi-voiced narrative. The multi-voiced narrative allows for the reader to view the story through different members of the family, and this reveals previously hidden aspects…

Kingsolver makes the Poisonwood Bible a unique experience by telling the story from five different points of view. She tells the story from a mother and four daughter’s point of view. Each of the characters portrays the story in their own distinct way. The story is told by either Orleanna, Adah, Ruth May, Leah, or Rachel and they all speak in the first-person. The husband of Orleanna and father of the four girls, Nathan Price, is the only member of the Price family who doesn’t have a voice in…