Essays on Barbara Kingsolver

There are five aspects that form a quest: There must be a quester, a place to go, the stated reason to carry out the trip, the challenges and trails, lastly, the real reason to go. In the Poisonwood Bible, the quest was to bring Christianity…

A great author once said; “Perfect heroines, like perfect heroes, are not relatable, if one cannot, put themselves in the protagonist’s shoes, not only will they not be inspired, but the book will be pretty boring.” In The Poisonwood Bible, the idea of a relatable…

Victoria West Kingsolver, Barbara, and Steven L. Hopp, and Camille Kingsolver. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2007. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver revolves around the author Barbara, her husband Steven and two daughters Lily and Camille. They…

In Barbara Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood Bible, an epic about a family’s tragic undoing and their subsequent rebuilding in postcolonial Africa, Kingsolver explores the theme of an inevitable power struggle between preservation native religion and the spread of Christianity. Through the voice of Ruth May, the…

For many, success is something strived for throughout one’s lifetime. Success is a feeling of accomplishment when we have achieved our goals. However, We do need others to succeed because collected efforts have more successful results than individual efforts do. Through Taylor helping Estevan and…

Salient Moments and the Perspective of the Ending A salient moment in a story can be defined as a significant or prominent moment in the storyline or a character’s life. The book The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver begins with the main character Orleanna Price…

The Poisonwood Bible Essay When used correctly, an author’s words can be instrumental in the growth and empathy associated with a character. Skilled authors use a variety of literary techniques and vocabulary to differentiate between each individual they use in their story. In her novel…

Barbara Kingsolver flawlessly uses voice to characterize each of the Price daughters in the novel, “The Poisonwood Bible.” She utilizes voice in a few ways to differentiate each of the sisters. Each sibling uses a different type of language that creates their own unique style…