Poisonwood Bible Captivity Examples

There are a multitude of ways in which a person can be enslaved. Sometimes, the captivity comes from a physical source, like a prison. Other times, it comes from within one’s own mind. Confinement can come, too, from other people, especially loved ones. Barbara Kingsolver’s novel The Poisonwood Bible explores these types of captivity in conjunction with themes of love and betrayal.
Adah Price’s disability provides a strong example of physical captivity. She is trapped inside of a body which slants and drags, a result of her twin overcoming her in the womb. One of the clearest examples of how this confines her is during the flood of ants. Her body becomes like a prison cell, and her mother closes the door. “She studied me for a moment, weighing