In the Poisonwood Bible, Nathan, much like many real missionaries of this era, believed that it was their duty to civilize the uncivilized, in this case, their Kilanga neighbors. Orleanna believed that the Kilanga people survived on their own before, and should be able to keep some of their culture, however, Nathan is more persistent in making them no longer savage and now Christian and proper. The Poisonwood bible is a story of a Christian family traveling to Kilanga to baptize and civilize the people there. The story is told by the daughters and wife of Nathan Price who, for the most part, have differing views. Nathan, much like many real missionaries of this era, believed that it was his duty to civilize the uncivilized, in this case, their Kilanga neighbors. Orleanna (his wife) believed that the Kilanga people survived on their own before, and should be able to keep some of their culture, however, Nathan is more persistent in taming the savage and making them Christian and proper. …show more content…
The kilanga people didn’t want Nathan to be there at all, especially not forcing religion and lifestyle upon them. This causes many issues between the village people and the Price family. Nathan doesn’t see the congolese as people, but more as animals he must train. There are some of his daughters that agree with Nathan, like Leah who does a lot with her father, but most of the daughters really only want to go