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Analysis Of Congolese By Nathan Price
This book first began through the main male figure in the book, Nathan Price. Father of four, husband of Orleanna Price, and having been a survivor of World War II, Price has revealed to feel guilty of having survived from the battle and watching his comrades die in battle. Price believed that he cheated death and that God has stained his name as a “coward”. Due to his own onus, Price feels that he should save as many as souls as he can in order to attain forgiveness from God.
Through his emotions is how the novel started, Price and his family left to Africa where he wanted to help the Congolese to convert into Christians. Though Price is pleased with the fact of moving to Africa, his family clearly is not. This goes to prove just how selfish

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