Themes In The Poisonwood Bible
The biggest reoccurring theme in the Poisonwood Bible is the cultural arrogance of the United States. At the beginning of the book the reader hears Ruth May say, “Rex Minton said we better not go to the Congo on account of the cannibal natives would boil us in a pot and eat us up.” This was the ignorance that the Americans were saying, and the reader knows the kid didn’t come up with that by himself.
Nathan embodies the epitome of what the Congolese view of white people. The white people have forced their culture onto them, so that they can assimilate. Nathan tries to force Christianity onto these people, because he knows that his way, the American way is always right. Nathan wants to wash away the sin of their old culture, and baptize them,
Nathan embodies the epitome of what the Congolese view of white people. The white people have forced their culture onto them, so that they can assimilate. Nathan tries to force Christianity onto these people, because he knows that his way, the American way is always right. Nathan wants to wash away the sin of their old culture, and baptize them,