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The Poisonwood Bible Study Guide & Essays
The Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver's most heralded novel, is the story of the Price family and their journey into the African Congo as Baptist missionaries in the late 1950's. The novel is told from the perspective of the four Price children - Rachel, Leah, Adah, and Ruth May - with flashback…
The Poisonwood Bible study guide contains a biography of Barbara Kingsolver, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.
- Short Summary
- About The Poisonwood Bible
- Character List
- Glossary of Terms
- Major Themes
- Summary and Analysis of Chapters 1 - 5
- Summary and Analysis of Chapters 6 - 9
- Summary and Analysis of Chapters 10-14
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what is the significance of the kikongo word nommo
The african political figures -Mobotu, Lumumba etc are all real people. Is the man referred to by Axelroot as "Devil one" based on CIA station cheif Lawerence Devlin who was in the Congo at the time of Lumumba's murder?
Within the Poisonwood bible (PWB) most of the characters have made sins and feel guilty but without this would the book be less important so how do you measure guilt and sin in the PWB as it took the death of a child to get Orleanna’s butt in gear which you can observed Orleanna's guilt and inability to forgive herself. So think about that and leave a opioion
what is the meaning of the title The Poisonwood Bible?
