When you have only one narrator, not only can their views be untrustworthy - but you only have one perspective on the situations that unfold. In order to construct your own opinion, you must first see a story from many different angles. In the Poisonwood Bible, we get that opportunity. If we had read the entire novel from Rachel’s point of view, we would have the impression that Leah thinks her father is always right. However, we get to read firsthand what she was thinking, and through this we get to see that Leah tends to doubt her father’s choices. This is apparent when she says, “My father says a girl who fails to marry is veering from God’s plan—that’s what he’s got against college for Adah and me, besides the wasted expense—and I’m sure what he says is true. But without college, how will I learn anything of any account to teach others?” Having her stubborn nature and passion for God she doesn’t have it in her to disagree with him, though later on we see her grow into someone that is willing to stand up for her own beliefs.
That said, each of the four Price sisters have widely differing personalities and through their narration we get to know them …show more content…
Leah’s voice intrigued me the most out of the four sisters, with her passion towards what she believed in, her strength, and her intelligence. In the novel, she tended to be the one to gather the most information about the culture and history of Africa which I enjoyed gaining a better understanding of. In other words, it helped manifest why certain political situations were happening and how they affected the everyday life of the Kilanga people