Literature Circle #2

Moderator

1) Why do you think Orleanna married Nathan Price?
2) Who or what do you think the "little beast" is that Orleanna refers to in the book?
3) How do you think that Leah's relationship with her father is changing?4) Do you think that Leah is starting to disbelieve in Nathan Price and his ways?
5) What do you think that the ants could be a metaphor for?
6) How do you think that Rachel, Leah, and Adah's relationships with each other changed when they started having to help cook when Orleanna and Ruth May were sick?
7) Do you think that the way Nathan says that the bible and tata jesus is Bangala which he thinks means precious, but actually stands for the poisonwood the way he pronounces it is significant?
8) Do you think that the Price girls names, or the Kikongo names given to them by the people describe their personalities better?
9) What do you think that Rachel's broken Mirror could symbolize?
10) What are the differences and similarites of Nathan Price and Brother Fowles? Why do you think that the people liked Brother Fowles more than Nathan Price?