Sunday, April 17, 2011
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I absolutly ADORE the Poisonwood Bible!! This book is SOO good! I feel like there is so much to learn from it, so many connections to make to America today. It was really interesting at the end of class friday when we dsicovered the connections in themes from 1984, Johnny Got His Gun and The Poisonwood Bible! But anyway, I love the way the book is a mix of true history and fiction. For me this makes the book even more real and connectable toable...because thats totally a word... The only thing about the history being real is realizing that our country had a part in it. A country that preaches Democracy and power to the people worked to destroy that in another nation just because those in power thought it would threaten their power. It makes me sad to think that our country, along with others, tortured and killed a father, a leader, and a man with great ideas on many different things. It kind of makes our country look cowardly..."lets just destroy the threats before anything comes of them"...its frusterating and sad but never going to stop...>:(
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I agree with you sarah i think that the actual historical accuracy of some the events and people help strenghten kingsolvers message of america being two faced/hypocritical. It also reminded me of a couple of quotes in Judges. On pg 297 in adah's section when she is spying on axelroot she says "President: Eisenhower, We Like Ike. Eki Ekil Ew. The King of America wants a tall, thin man in the Congo to be dead. Too many pebbles cast for the bottle. The bottle must be broken." and a little further down she says "By this secret: the smiling bald man with the grandfather face has another face." Theses quotes to me depict how two-faced our nation can be. On one hand we preach of democracy, freedom, and peace. And on the other we are responsible for countless violent leaders gaining power in foreign nations, and manipulation of third world countries. I also find it interesting how adah calls Eisenhower the king of america.
ReplyDeleteI definitely have to agree with everything you said. It is not only sad because he was such a great guy, it is also sad and embarrassing to our country that we feel it is okay to just make their business (along with other countries) our business. In America, it seems that way too often we worry about other nations and lands more than our own. I'm not saying that helping others in the time of need is bad, but in this case, it just seems irrelevant. Unless he was aiming to harm other people, it just doesn't seem right.
ReplyDeleteI agree, I love this book! Most definitly one to re-read. I also find it interesting that Kingsolver has been able to mix real events with the fiction part of a good story. It makes it relatable but yet entertaining at the same time.
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