The Poisonwood Bible

Words: 287
Pages: 2

Barbara Kingsolver's novel, The Poisonwood Bible, is a historical fiction book based on Kingsolver's major topics and issues along with personal connects. She was raised in rural Kentucky. As a young child, Kingsolver and her family traveled to the Congo and lived briefly in the Congo in her early childhood. From reading the book, Kingsolver's major topics are included in the book such as social justice, feminism, and environmentalism. Kingsolver took a southern Christian family, The Prices, to do some mission work in the Congo. The family had a diverse set of characters and beliefs throughout the novel. The Prices included six member which five of them were girls. Every female character in the family soulfully expressed their journey and trial