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    The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver depicts a dark‚ frightening mood as she writes about a woman and her four daughters traveling through a dangerous forest. She creates this mood using many contrasting images depicting life and death. Many supporting details are laced throughout the passage. Some of these details are more literal‚ and others are more symbolic‚ but they all contribute to the eerie tone of the text. Beginning in the fourth sentence of the excerpt‚ the author narrates all

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    AP English 11 25 October 2012 In the book The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver‚ the narration is done by five of the main characters: Orleanna‚ Rachel‚ Leah‚ Adah‚ and Ruth May Price. When analyzing the narrative led by Leah Price‚ a 14-year old tomboy‚ the reader may notice her progression from a young girl who idolizes her father and loves him more than anyone else‚ into a rebellious young woman who despises her father. Some of Leah’s more prominent characteristics are her compassion

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    The Poisonwood Bible Question 1 “What is the conqueror’s wife if not a conquest herself?” This quote sums up Orleanna’s feeling of guilt she has towards her daughter’s death and towards the crimes of the US against the Congo. By identifying herself as the conqueror’s wife‚ Orleanna places herself in a position where she is not the chief criminal but connected enough to feel responsibility. In Barbara Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood Bible‚ she uses diction‚ imagery‚ and selection of detail

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    Hannah Johnson Poisonwood Bible Essay August 19‚ 2013 Kingsolver‚ Barbara. The Poisonwood Bible. New York: HarperFlamingo‚ 1998. Print. Morally ambiguous characters -- characters whose behavior discourages readers from identifying them as purely evil or purely good -- are at the heart of many works of literature. Choose a novel (Poisonwood Bible in this case) in which a morally ambiguous character plays a pivotal role. Then write an essay in which you explain how the character can be viewed

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    Bryan Duong Clarke English IV AP Poisonwood Bible Essay The trip to the Congo has changed all of the Price women permanently. They were all affected in some way by this exile from the material items in their previous cherished world. It has affected them in both enlightening ways as well as unfortunate ways. This journey has scarred the Price women forever. Perhaps most affected by this exile was Orleanna Price. The mother of four was forced to provide for not only herself but her children

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    Davis‚ John Ryan AP English Lit/block 4 02-09-14 Poisonwood Bible Project Character 2.) Choose one character‚ and begin this activity by making a list of objects and images associated with the character. Using Sandra Cisneros’s “Abuelito Who” (Below) as the model‚ write a 23-line poem that conveys the characters most essential traits. Abuelito Who Sandra Cisneros Abuelito who throws coins like rain is a doorknob tied to a sour stick and asks who loves him is tired shut the door who is dough

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    Extension 1 English Assessment Task 2 Part 1: Written Report The Poisonwood Bible 1) Write a brief synopsis of the text. Identify the textual form‚ genre and provide the details of publication for your text. Barbara Kingsolver’s‚ The Poisonwood Bible‚ follows the lives of the Prices‚ a missionary family‚ who in 1959 leave their American lives for a small village in the Belgian Congo. Published in 1998‚ America‚ The Poisonwood Bible takes form as a fictitious historical‚ post-colonial text‚ denouncing

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    After a year in Congo‚ Leah tries to show her growing maturity by declaring‚ “…now I’m fifteen…” (Pg.103)‚ but not much had changed yet. At arrival‚ Leah Price had‚ “…the same dark eyes and chestnut hair…” (Pg.34)‚ inherited from her mother‚ who had her same‚ “…dark hair…tied…” (Pg.5)‚ and through their cultural idealism‚ Leah‚ “…she remains perfect…” (Pg.34). Yet‚ when looked at closely‚ Leah has a defect which her mother describes as‚ “…the manners of a wild animal…” (Pg.64)‚ which most likely

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    The Poisonwood Bible contains many themes throughout the novel. It is interesting to see how the characters react towards certain themes‚ especially the theme regarding justice and injustice in the Congo as well as globally. Justice can be defined by many as the quality of being just or righteous. Most of the Price family reacts to this in the same way‚ but Adah responds in sort of a different way. Adah Price is a very intelligent girl. Although intelligent‚ she isn’t the compassionate one between

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    In The Poisonwood Bible‚ Barbra Kinsgrove critiques Western colonialism by illustrating its destructive impact on African societies such as the Congo. Highlighting the cultural ignorance and moral blindness of Western missionaries‚ and exposing the long-lasting consequences of colonial exploitation on both the colonized and the colonizers. In her compelling narrative centered around the Price Family‚ particularly the genuine character of Nathan Price‚ Kingsolver uncovers the complexities and consequences

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