In our literature circle discussing Revelation from The Poisonwood Bible, our group mainly discussed the significance of Nathan Prices life in the Congo. We talked about his relationship with the Congolese, Orleana Price, and the Price daughters. We then discussed the family’s relationship as a whole.
To begin, we shared our gathered information from our different roles, touching on the importance of historical figures. This included Patrice Lumumba, a Congolese freedom leader, Nikita Khrushchev, the leader of the Soviet Union, Baudoin and Leopold, kings of Belgium in relative order, and Eisenhower, the president of the United States. For, these people were important political figures of that time. We also discussed key passages from the text and what importance they may have to the story.
In our literature circle, the question was raised of why Nathan Price is still in the Congo. We concluded that for the most part, his presence in Congo was both not beneficial to the Congolese as well as draining on his family. We inferred through how Nathan Price is portrayed that he stays in the Congo because he is a very stubborn person. He also believes in his religion and his way of life, and his conceit may lead to him feeling that his way is the best way and everyone should conform. We also realized that many of his relationships with others, Mama Tataba, Tata Ndu, Methuselah and so forth have turned out to be very bad.
This led us to discuss his relationship with his wife and daughters. Orleana is often times drained by Nathan. She has freaks out and has mental and emotional breakdowns. She is also very submissive to Nathan. When he breaks the plate, he justifies himself by saying that Orleana was getting to attached to it and that it is bad to become attached to worldly goods. Orleana agrees with him. Nathan Price also never seems too concerned about his daughters and what they’re going through. We concluded that as a whole, the Price family isn’t a very together family.
Other groups discussed key points including how Axelroot is like Nathan just in a more material manner. They both (try to) steel precious things from people of Kilanga. They also brought up the idea that Congo and Georgia are going through very similar ordeals in this time period. The other idea was that Methuselah could still be compared with the Congolese people. His constant returning to the village and the Price’s house can be paralleled with how the Congolese people want to be freed but can’t successfully find freedom on their own.
To begin, we shared our gathered information from our different roles, touching on the importance of historical figures. This included Patrice Lumumba, a Congolese freedom leader, Nikita Khrushchev, the leader of the Soviet Union, Baudoin and Leopold, kings of Belgium in relative order, and Eisenhower, the president of the United States. For, these people were important political figures of that time. We also discussed key passages from the text and what importance they may have to the story.
In our literature circle, the question was raised of why Nathan Price is still in the Congo. We concluded that for the most part, his presence in Congo was both not beneficial to the Congolese as well as draining on his family. We inferred through how Nathan Price is portrayed that he stays in the Congo because he is a very stubborn person. He also believes in his religion and his way of life, and his conceit may lead to him feeling that his way is the best way and everyone should conform. We also realized that many of his relationships with others, Mama Tataba, Tata Ndu, Methuselah and so forth have turned out to be very bad.
This led us to discuss his relationship with his wife and daughters. Orleana is often times drained by Nathan. She has freaks out and has mental and emotional breakdowns. She is also very submissive to Nathan. When he breaks the plate, he justifies himself by saying that Orleana was getting to attached to it and that it is bad to become attached to worldly goods. Orleana agrees with him. Nathan Price also never seems too concerned about his daughters and what they’re going through. We concluded that as a whole, the Price family isn’t a very together family.
Other groups discussed key points including how Axelroot is like Nathan just in a more material manner. They both (try to) steel precious things from people of Kilanga. They also brought up the idea that Congo and Georgia are going through very similar ordeals in this time period. The other idea was that Methuselah could still be compared with the Congolese people. His constant returning to the village and the Price’s house can be paralleled with how the Congolese people want to be freed but can’t successfully find freedom on their own.
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