The Poisonwood Bible Summary

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Judith Bromberg Presents an article about the Poisonwood Bible called, A Complex Novel About Faith, Family, And Dysfunction. The Title alludes that she will be discussing the family and their behavior. In the 1 page article, she states how amazing the book is, she says, “...this marvelous book, her best to date, not only in depth of story and character development but richness of style and language.” Her positive review in The PoisonWood Bible addressed an underlying issue discussed throughout the book, The deteriorating government. Broomberg examins that each character has a very deep range of behavior, except for Nathan Price, who expected to change the Congolese, but in the end, the congo changed him. Nathan continues to make the same mistakes throughout his stay in the Congo, Broomberg writes“It is Nathan, however, who is"transformed," despite repeated warnings, by exposing his bare skin to the benign looking plant that causes severe rash and itching, known as the Bangala - the poisonwood.” …show more content…
Both of these sources are sufficient enough in presenting information. She also uses Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury to compare to the Poisonwood Bible, Broomberg writes “but unlike Faulkner’s work, in which each of four characters has one section to recount events of three particular days, Kingsolver intersperses chapters from each of the five to tell their story of five years in the Congo and the aftermath. Kingsolver’s Price family is, however, just as dysfunctional as Faulkner’s Compsons and just as dominated by a tyrannical patriarch.” It might have been relevant to readers if she didn't compare the Poisonwood Bible to another book, although they are similar some readers may not know about the book or its similar allusions to the Poisonwood
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