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    Book 5: Exodus Analysis Orleanna was unable to make a departure from the Congo because of Ruthmay’s death. She had a love for Ruthmay like no other because she was the youngster daughter. When Orleanna says “My baby‚ my blood‚ my honest truth: entreat me not to leave thee‚ for wither thou guest I will go. Where I lodge‚ we lodge together. Where I die‚ you’ll be buried at last (382)” she is explaining that she lost a part of herself when Ruthmay died. Orleanna tried to get over the grief she felt

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    Comparison of characters from ’The Poisonwood Bible’ and ’The Mosquito Coast ’The Mosquito Coast’‚ directed by Peter Weir‚ is a movie quite similar in many aspects to the book ’The Poisonwood Bible’‚ written by Barbara Kingsolver‚ one of those aspects being the similarities between the setting and the characters. In both books‚ the figure-head of the family‚ Allie Fox (in ’The Mosquito Coast’) and Nathan Price (from ’The Poisonwood Bible’) both have similar characteristics‚ however‚ different approaches

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    Period 2 3 December 2012 Character Analysis: Orleanna Price The Poinsonwood Bible‚ by Barbara Kingsolver‚ tells the story of a Southern Baptist family spending their time on a missionary trip to the Congo. This story‚ which takes place over a span of 30 years‚ primarily engrosses the Price’s involvement with the Congolese people‚ a kind very different and much more “savage” than themselves. The Poinsonwood Bible‚ told by Reverend Price’s wife‚ Orleanna‚ and four daughters‚ Rachel‚ Leah‚ Adah

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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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    While reading the passage titled Fremont High School by Jonathan Kozol‚ one can notice some similarities between Fremont High School and The Poisonwood Bible. First off‚ I see a resemblance between the characters in both of these writings. For example‚ the high schooler named Fortino can be compared to Nathan Price. I see them as similar as the way they predetermine the course of one’s life. Nathan Price does not give a lot of liberty to his family‚ the same way that Fortino indicates that his

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    Socratic Seminar Notes Mountains Beyond Mountains 1. Paul Farmer has made sacrifices‚ but it seems like he is unaware of them Or maybe he just doesn’t mind He’s made sacrifices as not being able to see his wife and daughter very much He’s exiled himself to these desolate ghettos‚ though he has a house in Paris I agree with the way Farmer makes sacrifices‚ because he doesn’t do it to look good‚ but because he truly cares‚ and to him making them is a no brainer. The way Paul makes sacrifices

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    Significance of Death‚ Fear‚ and Deceit in Things Fall Apart and Poisonwood Bible The theme of a novel is the driving force of a book. Even if the author doesn’t identify an intended theme‚ the process is directed by a controlling idea. In both novels (Kingsolver) and (Achebe) illustrates this very well‚ which corresponds with the conflicts that defines each character. The results of conflict can lead to a person’s death‚ insights fear‚ and enable deception. For example‚ the characters in the

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    My Opinion: The Bible mini-series like many films and TV series about the bible is not perfect. It does tend to leave out some details of certain stories‚ such as in Exodus how after fleeing Egypt Moses marries a woman of a wandering tribe that he encounters in the desert. That being said the series does make a concerted effort to capture the spirt of the stories it tells. The Bible was produced as a way to reach television audiences of people‚ who likely know little about these stories. As to

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    Poison Wood Bible Themes

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    1) Theme 1: Females seen as unequal to men • “The education of his family’s soul is never far from my father’s thoughts. He often says he views himself as the captain of a sinking mess of female minds” (Leah‚ page 32) • “He warned Mother not to flout God’s Will by expecting too much for us. ‘Sending a girl to college is like pouring water in your shoes… it’s hard to say which is worse‚ seeing it run out and waste the water‚ or seeing it hold in and wreck the shoes” (Adah‚ page 50) • “When his

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    the church. Bible: “Coin-jingling sinners”‚ in the Bible they are also knows as the Sadducees‚ they didn’t believe in heaven and resurrection‚ they believed people would live again after death and they denied the existence of angels. They strongly opposed the Pharisees‚ another Jewish sect who principles contradicted those. They consistently attacked the Christian faith‚ let alone share their wealth with them. This behavior was considered sin. Source: http://www.easyenglish.info/bible-dictionary/sadducee

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