Comparing Home In Things Fall Apart And The Poisonwood Bible

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Home is not always just a place where you live and sleep. For many it is a state of mind that can have several connotations such as its traditional values. The characters of the novels Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe and The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver encounter many conflicts throughout their journeys yet still manage to retain their sense of home. These characters have such an idealistic view of home that it influences the decisions they make even when they are thousands of miles away from they place that they used to call home.
Okonkwo is the major character in the novel Things Fall Apart. His character values tradition in the sense that he is the head of his house, he has three wives that live in a respectful fear of him, and he despises change. …show more content…

He has a masculine demeanor that sets him apart from the other men in the tribe. For example, Achebe wrote, “ Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages and even beyond. His fame rested on solid personal achievements” (Page 3). Despite conflict, Okonkwo grew up to be a noble member of society. The traits Okonkwo possesses have largely attributed to his perspective of home. He views home as a place where he has authority, is respected, and has a fear of femininity.
Nathan Price is a reverend for the baptist church in the novel, The Poisonwood Bible. He moves his family from Bethlehem, Georgia to the Congo where he is going to try to spread the words of Christianity to the native people living there. Even though they are moving thousands of miles away from their home they try to take as much of it with them as they can. For instance, they take many tangible goods that they deem as bare necessities, “But once she understood there was no turning back,

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