The two themes in 'Poisonwood Bible' & Congo history
In the book ‘Poisonwood Bible’ and the history of Congo, there are 2 themes in common. First one is captivity &
freedom and love & betrayal. They are in different examples but they are existing in both of them.
In the Poisonwood bible, Nathan has the duty to protect his family wherever they are. However Nathan does not. He thinks about himself and does anything he wants to do. He loves God and as much he loves him, he does not respect his family. Also, Adah believed her only side was her mother and she followed as she went. However at the last part of book 3, Orealanna leaves Adah behind while they were escaping from the ants. Leah had a similar experience too. Leah respected and believed as her father believed and wanted to be inside his heart, but as time went by, she realizes there is something wrong with Nathan’s beliefs. In Leah’s perspective, she was betrayed
by her father.
In the Congo history, Lumumba had a good relationship with Kasa-Vubu. After they succeded gaining independence of Congo, Kasa-Vubu became the president and Lumumba became the first prime minister. However Kasa-Vubu plotted an assassination of Lumumba with the CIA and finally kills him. Lumumba gave love and friendship to Kasa-Vubu, but the one that came back was betrayal and assassination.
The other theme, captivity & freedom are also in both terms. In the Poisonwood bible, Nathan captives his family in a dangerous place (Congo) without giving them freedom to go somewhere else or the freedom to chose what they are going to do. They had to obey to him; they had to listen what he says, do as he does and move as he moves. Also, Nathan thinks that spreading Christianity and making people believe it was giving the Congolese freedom by telling them there is God where you can rest. However to the Congolese, he was taking away their freedom of
religion.
There is also captivity and freedom in the history of Congo. Congo was a colony of the Belgians’for lots of years. It was like Congo being captive by the Belgians. The Belgians’ took their freedom and
used as they wanted.
Like this, the book and the history both have 2 themes in them. Captivity & freedom, and love & betrayal.
In the book ‘Poisonwood Bible’ and the history of Congo, there are 2 themes in common. First one is captivity &
freedom and love & betrayal. They are in different examples but they are existing in both of them.
In the Poisonwood bible, Nathan has the duty to protect his family wherever they are. However Nathan does not. He thinks about himself and does anything he wants to do. He loves God and as much he loves him, he does not respect his family. Also, Adah believed her only side was her mother and she followed as she went. However at the last part of book 3, Orealanna leaves Adah behind while they were escaping from the ants. Leah had a similar experience too. Leah respected and believed as her father believed and wanted to be inside his heart, but as time went by, she realizes there is something wrong with Nathan’s beliefs. In Leah’s perspective, she was betrayed
by her father.
In the Congo history, Lumumba had a good relationship with Kasa-Vubu. After they succeded gaining independence of Congo, Kasa-Vubu became the president and Lumumba became the first prime minister. However Kasa-Vubu plotted an assassination of Lumumba with the CIA and finally kills him. Lumumba gave love and friendship to Kasa-Vubu, but the one that came back was betrayal and assassination.
The other theme, captivity & freedom are also in both terms. In the Poisonwood bible, Nathan captives his family in a dangerous place (Congo) without giving them freedom to go somewhere else or the freedom to chose what they are going to do. They had to obey to him; they had to listen what he says, do as he does and move as he moves. Also, Nathan thinks that spreading Christianity and making people believe it was giving the Congolese freedom by telling them there is God where you can rest. However to the Congolese, he was taking away their freedom of
religion.
There is also captivity and freedom in the history of Congo. Congo was a colony of the Belgians’for lots of years. It was like Congo being captive by the Belgians. The Belgians’ took their freedom and
used as they wanted.
Like this, the book and the history both have 2 themes in them. Captivity & freedom, and love & betrayal.