Barbara Kingsolver's writing in The Poisonwood Bible is more than mere historical fiction. It is true that Poisonwood is set in a past time, but the work's themes of difference in society, adaptation and change, and levels of apathy transcend chronological boundaries; making the novel a true piece of literature. The timelessness of the subject is what makes a written work a piece of art, and this novel's themes are as true today ... as they were a thousand years ago. The differences in social beliefs ... Rachel. She is a racist who does not let blacks into her hotel, is materialistic in her ...

• Word Count: 1684
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... perceived as savage to the white man. When the white man enters into black territory, he is confronted with the freer and less structured black civilization, which makes it easier to lose his standards and go mad. Both Heart of Darkness and The Poisonwood Bible deal with white men ... leaving their white civilization to venture into what they view as black savagery. Kurtz, Nathan Price, and Marlow leave their respective white societies, to dwell among the black savages. Their white standards and principles are useless in the unstructured black society. Marlow is able to resist the pull o...

• Word Count: 2335
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School