The Revelation Sparknotes
In "Genesis," the prices arrive in Africa with all their belongings that don’t help them at all. While trying to get used to a new way of living Nathan has to find a way to preach to the people of the Congo in a way that they will understand.
In "The Revelation," there are whispers of a communist takeover lead by a man named Lumumba. The Prices are starting to understand the culture of Africa and beginning to realize that they might never fully be assimilated into their culture due to certain rituals they perform.
"The Judges" Struggles begin for the Price’s as a new leader takes over. With the wars approaching because of the new leaders enemies, the Prices are warned to leave. The missionaries revoked the Price’s funding. Mr. Price refuses …show more content…
to leave as Ruth May and Orleanna become bed ridden with disease and depression. As the mother is unable to provide and the father is out preaching the gospel, the oldest daughters must find a way to support their family. If things couldn’t get bad enough an infestation of ants rips through the town and destroys the village and its crops.
"The Bel and the Serpent" is the climax of the book.
Ruth May contracts malaria due to her not taking her pills. The church votes out Nathan Price and Leah starts to date the school teacher. The schoool teacher then steps in to help the family through some of its struggles. A witch doctor curses the prices. Ruth dies from a snake bite.
The wife leaves her husband and takes her kids.
In "Exodus," the women travel to another village to find a way out of Africa. Rachel makes a deal with a pilot to take her away and they are married, while Leah stays in Africa with the teacher. Adah and Orleanna make it back to Georgia safely.
"Song of the Three Children", this chapter talks about the lives of everyone after the story. Orleanna retires and Georgia while Adah becomes a doctor and begins to study African viruses. Rachel marries multiple times and is left with her dead husbands resort in Africa, living a wealthy African lifestyle that is where she remains. Leah stays with Anatole whom she has four children with and they end up living on a communal farm due to Anatole’s multiple imprisonments.
"The Eyes in the Trees" is told by Ruth May beyond the grave. She sees how all of her family faired and watches as they try to put a grave for her but the town no longer exists. She forgives her mother and reflects upon herself through the African
soil.
In "The Revelation," there are whispers of a communist takeover lead by a man named Lumumba. The Prices are starting to understand the culture of Africa and beginning to realize that they might never fully be assimilated into their culture due to certain rituals they perform.
"The Judges" Struggles begin for the Price’s as a new leader takes over. With the wars approaching because of the new leaders enemies, the Prices are warned to leave. The missionaries revoked the Price’s funding. Mr. Price refuses …show more content…
to leave as Ruth May and Orleanna become bed ridden with disease and depression. As the mother is unable to provide and the father is out preaching the gospel, the oldest daughters must find a way to support their family. If things couldn’t get bad enough an infestation of ants rips through the town and destroys the village and its crops.
"The Bel and the Serpent" is the climax of the book.
Ruth May contracts malaria due to her not taking her pills. The church votes out Nathan Price and Leah starts to date the school teacher. The schoool teacher then steps in to help the family through some of its struggles. A witch doctor curses the prices. Ruth dies from a snake bite.
The wife leaves her husband and takes her kids.
In "Exodus," the women travel to another village to find a way out of Africa. Rachel makes a deal with a pilot to take her away and they are married, while Leah stays in Africa with the teacher. Adah and Orleanna make it back to Georgia safely.
"Song of the Three Children", this chapter talks about the lives of everyone after the story. Orleanna retires and Georgia while Adah becomes a doctor and begins to study African viruses. Rachel marries multiple times and is left with her dead husbands resort in Africa, living a wealthy African lifestyle that is where she remains. Leah stays with Anatole whom she has four children with and they end up living on a communal farm due to Anatole’s multiple imprisonments.
"The Eyes in the Trees" is told by Ruth May beyond the grave. She sees how all of her family faired and watches as they try to put a grave for her but the town no longer exists. She forgives her mother and reflects upon herself through the African
soil.