Study Guide

The Poisonwood Bible Characters

By Barbara Kingsolver

Out of all Nathan Price's daughters, Leah changes the most... and the least. When she first comes...

We thought about writing two pages about Rachel's beautiful hair, because that's what she would...

The middle Price daughter, Leah's twin, was born with hemiplegia, a disease that left her weaker...

Five at the start of the novel, little Ruth May doesn't get to be much older. We have to keep...

Nathan Price wasn't born breathing fire and brimstone, but we'd forgive you if you thought...

As a young girl in Pearl, MS, Orleanna made what some might call the worst decision of her life:...

Anatole is the orphan-turned-schoolteacher of Kilanga village who translates Nathan Price's...

We don't get to spend too much time with Anatole's Aunt Elisabet, whom they find at Bikoki...

The man the Prices took over the mission in Kilanga from, Brother Fowles, is a kind,...

Here's a game for you: How many synonyms of the word "sleazy" can you come up with? You're going...

The Underdowns are like the English-speaking welcome wagon to the Congo when the Prices arrive to...

The Price family makes its home in the village of Kilanga for over a year. While the previous...