For my outside reading book I chose to read The Poisonwood Bible. It's a fairly long book and I am just about halfway through it. So far I really enjoy the plot; it is basically about a Baptist family who moves to the Congo for a mission trip. The father is a reverend and there are 4 girls in the family. There are a few major conflicts in the story, man v. man between the father and mother and also man v. society between the church and the Congo traditions. The main focus of the book is to spread the word of God throughout this small village who worships other Gods and who is vastly different in their customs and logical thinking. Their culture tells them that marrying more than one wife is acceptable and there really isn't any health or safety what so ever. Granted, this village is dirt poor and there hasn't been anyone to tell them that this is wrong. When the family arrives, they are the only white people. They have to adjust to the different life they call their own now. The father has a very stubborn and arrogant attitude that makes me dislike him a lot. The mother went through a very sick stage and she is just fed up with dealing with her husband and being in an isolated and unsafe place. I can tell that something is about to happen because there has been a lot of suspense and open ends. I can't wait to find out what happens next.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Outside Reading
For my outside reading book I chose to read The Poisonwood Bible. It's a fairly long book and I am just about halfway through it. So far I really enjoy the plot; it is basically about a Baptist family who moves to the Congo for a mission trip. The father is a reverend and there are 4 girls in the family. There are a few major conflicts in the story, man v. man between the father and mother and also man v. society between the church and the Congo traditions. The main focus of the book is to spread the word of God throughout this small village who worships other Gods and who is vastly different in their customs and logical thinking. Their culture tells them that marrying more than one wife is acceptable and there really isn't any health or safety what so ever. Granted, this village is dirt poor and there hasn't been anyone to tell them that this is wrong. When the family arrives, they are the only white people. They have to adjust to the different life they call their own now. The father has a very stubborn and arrogant attitude that makes me dislike him a lot. The mother went through a very sick stage and she is just fed up with dealing with her husband and being in an isolated and unsafe place. I can tell that something is about to happen because there has been a lot of suspense and open ends. I can't wait to find out what happens next.
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What's happening with the conflict of the cultures? Christianity vs. the native religion.
ReplyDeleteI like the multiple perspectives of the book, switching chapter to chapter.