The Poisonwood Bible, And The Movie - 1399 Words

Many countries are becoming multi-cultural due to the immigration of people of diverse ethnicities. According to Statistics Canada, one out of five people in the country are immigrants, arising in a 20.6 percent of the population. This will continually increase, as new immigrants are arriving every year into the country due to fleeing an inhospitable environment, war, or finding a better lifestyle. There are numerous issues that immigrants encounter that create hardships for one, like Trump’s ban on Muslims immigrating into the United States. In addition, regardless the country one immigrates to, an immigrant will encounter the hardest adversity which are sacrifices. In this independent study unit, Barbara Kingsolver’s novel, The†¦show more content†¦This statement, relates to both families in the book and movie, as they experience culture shock in a new environment. Both daughters perspective, shows confusion in their new home, not knowing about the new cultur e they are confronted with. Overall, immigrants experience a culture shock, when moving to another country, displaying one conflict that deal with. Being new to a country, people tend to develop feelings of fear and frustration, with the new circumstances. For example, The Poisonwood Bible the daughters are concerned with moving into the Congo, as the youngest daughter, Ruth May, says, â€Å"Rex Minton said we better not got to the Congo on account of the cannibals natives would boil us in a pot and eat us up† (Kingsolver 21). This excerpt demonstrates fear that is being instilled in Ruth May being afraid that Congo citizens will not accept them, and thinking otherwise about moving to a new country, where it is different. Having friendships and human connections are important in a human’s life. When Ruth May and her sisters cannot make new friendships in Congo, this frustrates them. Additionally, the movie â€Å"In America,† portrays a family in poverty being ne w to the country. In one of the scenes, the family goes to a carnival, and they bet all their money in a game: â€Å"Every cent of every penny we owned, was down for an ET doll worth 30 dollar† (Sherdian). The father and mother’sShow MoreRelatedThe Bible By The Poisonwood Bible981 Words   |  4 PagesMovies and books about missionaries haven’t portrayed missionaries in a positive light. Fiction writers and movie producers have led people on to believe, that missionaries are self-serving and as having specific intentions. One of the prime examples of misrepresenting a missionary; is the book called The Poisonwood Bible. I had to read The Poisonwood Bible in an English class. The Poisonwood Bible is the story of a missionary named Nathan Price and his family. Nathan was Reverend and he was mean to