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Analysis Of The Poisonwood Bible By Nathan Price

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In the Poisonwood Bible, a southern Baptist Minister named Nathan Price traveled to the South African Congo dragging his wife and four daughters along with him even though they didn’t want to go. Although most of the book is set in the heart of the African Congo, it starts out in Atlanta, Georgia. The book starts out in 1959 and it is concluded in 1998. Poisonwood Bible has a series of four narrators which are the four daughters, Rachel Price, Leah Price, Adah Price, and Ruth May Price. Rachel is the one of the most important characters. She narrates some of the most important parts of the book. She is described as a stupid fifteen year old girl with a bad attitude that hasten changed from when she was a little girl. As she ages, there …show more content…

They faced great death and famine because of the sudden outbreaks of war. In 1960, the Congo becomes independent from Belgium and things get better (BBC News “Democratic Republic of Congo profile – Timeline”). In the time leading to the independence of the Congolese people elected a president, prime minister, a Senate, and an assembly (U.S. Department of State “MILESTONES: 1961–1968”). During this time, President Eisenhower and his entire administration hoped that the Republic of Congo would become a stable pro- Western central government (U.S. Department of State “MILESTONES: 1961–1968”) and be more like the United States of America. Not long after they became independent, everything fell apart. In July of 1960, the Congolese military rebelled their white Belgian commanders at the Thysville military base (U.S. Department of State “MILESTONES: 1961–1968”). They were looking for higher pay and more responsibility all because they were a free state. Soon after these attacks, the Republic of the Congo requests that the United Nations remove all Belgium troops from the Congo. In September of 1960 President Kasavubu dismissed Prime Minster Lumumba. Three months later Lumumba gets arrested for trying to get support from the Soviet …show more content…

This is not the start of the Christian movement in the region, but when it was hardest for missionaries to stay for long periods of time in the Congo because of civil war. Though this time frame was one of the largest Christian movements in the Congo, it was one of the times with the least amount of missionaries in the region. The few missionaries that were in the Congo at the time had many struggles not only between themselves, but also between them and the Congolese people. This book explains what challenges that were faced by the Congolese people there and the great destruction there in the Congo. The book also shares the stories faced by the missionaries that were there to spread the Christian religion. The Congolese people faced problems that others have faced during times of civil warn such as getting needed supplies, going from one place to another, and there greatest problem was the destruction of the government. Congolese people who farmed lost all of their land and their money to the

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