The poison wood bible?
How does this quote about Reverend Price tie him to the same teachings as Tata Kuvundundu, Kilanga's medicine man? "This morning he was preaching on Bel in the temple, from the Apocrypha. Father has always stood firm on the Apocrypha, though most other preachers look down on him for it. They claim those books to be the work of fear-mongers who tagged them on to the Old Testament just to scare people. Yet Father always says, if the Lord can't inspire you to leave off sinning any other way, why then, it's HIs business to scare the dickens out of you"
Poisonwood Bible help?!?
it could have something to do with innocence or it could just be a literary device used to tie the beginning of the book to the end of the novel (it was also at the end wasn't it). I am trying to remember. At the beginning of the book Orleanna sees the okapi, but it runs away, right? That could symbolize loss of innocence or something. I am sorry I cannot be more helpful, I read this book over a year ago, but you have inspired me to read it again over my winter break : ) Good luck trying to figure this symbol out!
What is the meaning of the title of "poisonwood bible"?
"Thick-skulled Nathan, however, never catches on, and therefore preaches every week that Jesus is a fatal Poisonwood Tree, when he means to declare that Jesus is dearly beloved."
What are some excellent works of modern literary fiction that you think more people should read?
Karl Ove Knaussgard. Still making my way through his epic My Struggle — there are long stretches that bore me to tears but the engaging parts are so compelling that I continue onto the next volume. That said, I can only do a volume per year.Orhan Pamuk. My Name is Red, A Strangeness in My Mind, The Museum of Innocence. My Name is Red is about the clash of West and the East through art — one of the most superb and unusual historical novels I’ve read. A Strangeness in My Mind and the Museum of Innocence are different — more about the experience of life and the role of memory.Rachel Cusk’s closely observed details of life in Outline and Transit. Supposedly they are part of a trilogy, but it really doesn’t matter in what order you read them.Laurence Binet’s HHHH about the assassination of Himmler during WWII, laced with a contemporaneous narrative. I haven’t read his new novel, but I automatically give it kudos for the title: The Seventh Function of Language, A Novel. God, that gives my geeky heart flutter.Italo Calvino’s The Cloven Viscount, The Baron in the Trees, Marcovaldo — all are brilliant and hysterically funny, often surreal.His fellow Oulipo members, Raymond Queneau and George Perec, also deserve to be on any booklover’s shelf.
What are three literary devices that enhance Barbara Kingsolver's novel "The Poisonwood Bible"?
I would recommend doing your own homework. It's a good book, try reading it first. Picking out quotes and literary devices as you see them, then formulating your ideas for your paper. A three page paper on Kingsolver's book is NOT difficult at all.
Discuss the importance of weather in a specific literary work?
This is a hard question... There is a rain shower in Wuthering Heights that precedes a proposal...there is a rain shower twice in Sense & Sensibility, both times it is a turning point in the book (the first time introduces the immoral character, the second time is the rescue by the hero)...Pride and Prejudice has a rain shower that Jane is caught in as part of her mother's plan to spend more time with a potential suitor... “The rainstorm had ended and the gray mist and clouds had been swept away in the night by the wind. The wind itself had ceased and a brilliant, deep blue sky arched high over the moorland. Never, never had Mary dreamed of a sky so blue. In India skies were hot and blazing; this was of a deep cool blue which almost seemed to sparkle like the waters of some lovely bottomless lake, and here and there, high, high in the arched blueness floated small clouds of snow-white fleece. The far-reaching world of the moor itself looked softly blue instead of gloomy purple-black or awful dreary gray. “ – The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett http://74.125.113.132/search?q=cache:cBt... In "Fahrenheit 451," the symbolism of rain....When Montag is running for his life away from the hound and toward the literates who have memorized books for a future time, it is raining. It probably is a little of both--Montag has lost his life as he knows it, his wife, and he has murdered his former boss. He probably is a little depressed about all that despite the fact that he is now free. The rain is also a catharsis for him--he has to be looking forward to a time when he can talk about the past and books he's read and his hopes for a future with books and freedom of thought/speech. Grape of Wrath: The rains that come at the end of the novel symbolize several things. Rain in that is excessive, in a certain way fulfills a cycle of the dust which is also excessive- In a way nature has restored a balance and has initiated a new growth cycle. This ties in with other examples of the rebirth idea in the ending, much in the way the Joad family will grow again. The rain contributes to the theme by showing the cycle of nature that gives a conclusion to the novel by showing that life is a pattern of birth and death. The rain is another example of nature against man, the rain comes and floods the living quarters of the Joads. https://www.solidpapers.com/collegepaper...
Literary Technique- mispronunciation of words?
In Barbara Kingsolver's "The Poisonwood Bible", Rachel Price constantly misquotes sayings like "taking things for granite". Our teacher taught us the name of this technique once but I forgot. Does anybody know?
If every book on Earth would soon be destroyed and you could only save five books in the world, which books would you save and why?
If every book on Earth would be destroyed, the D-day is not far from then. The future generations would lose centuries of research and literary works which would have otherwise supplied enormous amounts of knowledge to the world. But, in this case, I would suggest my five books, which would at least cover basic knowledge any human being should be aware of, at least for their efficient survival in this world.Mahabharata:The book of everything. ‘What you shall find here, you shall find elsewhere. What you shall not find here, is nowhere’.Mahabharata, written by Veda Vyasa, covers everything from philosophy, politics, family, military tactics, what is right, what is wrong and whatnot. It is still regarded as one of the must reads for leading a prosperous life.Ramayana:Written by Valmiki, this Indian epic covers everything about an ideal kingdom, an ideal king, philosophy, politics, family and much more.Sushrutha-Samhita:The epic on medicine which covers art of surgery, medicinal herbs, prevention and cure of diseases.Kautilya’s Arthasasthra:Versed by Chanakya, the greatest mastermind of all time who led the Mauryan empire to the Golden times of India, it covers all aspects of modern politics, Military strategy, economic policies and Kingship.The Nibandhas (?)These are texts that covers mostly arts, ethics, culture and society.Thus, in these five books, I have tried to cover topics like philosophy, human nature, identifying right and wrong, Politics, Kingship, Military, family, love, medicine, arts and culture. I do not intend to suggest a book on literature specifically because, these books are yet to be challenged by modern literature.Note:*Nibandhas are a series of texts, maynot be a single book.*These are based on my personal choices. I have not read all the books mentioned above, but am just aware of them. However I wish to read Arthasastra in the future.*Only the books have gone (hypothetically), the internet is still here :)*I am an agnostic individual. I just enjoy good literature.Cheers.
Can religion be a theme in literature?
yeah,