The Price Family
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The Price family are the main characters in this novel. The whole book is about their journey to the Congo as Southern Baptist missionaries. The book's point of view changes every five pages or so between the mother of the family and each of her four daughters. The father of a family is a Southern Baptist Reverend who is very serious about the condemning part of His religion, but not interested in the loving and respecting others part.
Nathan PriceNathan Price is a Southern Baptist Reverend who doesn't have any respect for his 4 daughters and his wife. He views himself as superior to most people, and believes God has chosen him to do special work. He is arrogant and oblivious to the real world.(Kingsolver)
| Orleanna PriceOrleanna Price is the mother of these girls. She is married to Nathan Price, who chose to move his family to Congo to do missionary work. Orleanna doesn't have very strong faith, but she loves her daughters with her life. (Kingsolver)
| Rachel PriceRachel is the eldest daughter in the Price family. She is also the dramatic one. Rachel is the only daughter in the family with beach blond hair and that makes her interesting to the people of the Congo. Rachel is a stereotypical teenage girl and does not want to be in the Congo at all. She turns 16 while in the Congo, and all she wants is her life from Georgia back. (Kingsolver)
| Leah& Adah PriceLeah and Adah are twins. They are just a little over a year younger than Rachel. While they are twins, they are complete opposites. Before birth Adah was crippled. She has a condition where half of her brain doesn't work, causing her to walk with a limp, and is not outgoing at all. Leah is the opposite. She is outgoing and a tomboy. They are both very intelligent girls but their intelligence is hindered by their father's inability to respect women. (Kingsolver)
| Ruth May PriceRuth May is the youngest daughter in the family. She is hardly five when they move to the Congo and doesn't really understand the difference between the people from Georgia and the people of the Congo. She is the most innocent point of view one reads from, and it creates a new perspective for you. Since she really hasn't made opinions for herself, reading from her point of view allows you to create you own. (Kingsolver)
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