The Poisonwood Bible
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Book 1, Chapter 1
Book 1, Chapter 2
Book 1, Chapter 3
Book 1, Chapter 4
Book 1, Chapter 5
Book 1, Chapter 6
Book 1, Chapter 7
Book 1, Chapter 8
Book 1, Chapter 9
Book 1, Chapter 10
Book 1, Chapter 11
Book 1, Chapter 12
Book 2, Chapter 13
Book 2, Chapter 14
Book 2, Chapter 15
Book 2, Chapter 16
Book 2, Chapter 17
Book 2, Chapter 18
Book 2, Chapter 19
Book 2, Chapter 20
Book 2, Chapter 21
Book 2, Chapter 22
Book 2, Chapter 23
Book 2, Chapter 24
Book 2, Chapter 25
Book 3, Chapter 26
Book 3, Chapter 27
Book 3, Chapter 28
Book 3, Chapter 29
Book 3, Chapter 30
Book 3, Chapter 31
Book 3, Chapter 32
Book 3, Chapter 33
Book 3, Chapter 34
Book 3, Chapter 35
Book 3, Chapter 36
Book 3, Chapter 37
Book 3, Chapter 38
Book 3, Chapter 39
Book 3, Chapter 40
Book 3, Chapter 41
Book 3, Chapter 42
Book 3, Chapter 43
Book 3, Chapter 44
Book 3, Chapter 45
Book 3, Chapter 46
Book 3, Chapter 47
Book 3, Chapter 48
Book 4, Chapter 49
Book 4, Chapter 50
Book 4, Chapter 51
Book 4, Chapter 52
Book 4, Chapter 53
Book 4, Chapter 54
Book 4, Chapter 55
Book 4, Chapter 56
Book 4, Chapter 57
Book 4, Chapter 58
Book 4, Chapter 59
Book 4, Chapter 60
Book 4, Chapter 61
Book 5, Chapter 62
Book 5, Chapter 63
Book 5, Chapter 64
Book 5, Chapter 65
Book 5, Chapter 66
Book 5, Chapter 67
Book 5, Chapter 68
Book 5, Chapter 69
Book 5, Chapter 70
Book 5, Chapter 71
Book 5, Chapter 72
Book 5, Chapter 73
Book 5, Chapter 74
Book 5, Chapter 75
Book 6, Chapter 76
Book 6, Chapter 77
Book 6, Chapter 78
Book 7
Themes
All Themes
Freedom, Growth, and Coming-of-age
Religion and Faith
Women and Sexism
Race, Racism, and Culture
Imperialism
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Characters
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Nathaniel Price
Orleanna Price
Rachel Price
Adah Price
Leah Price
Ruth May Price
Anatole Ngemba
Reverend Frank Underdown
Eeben Axelroot
Tata Ndu
Tata Kuvudundu
Patrice Lumumba
Symbols
All Symbols
The Hills of Soil
Methuselah
“Bangala”
The Bow and Arrow
The Okapi
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices
Allusions
Dialect
Dramatic Irony
Foreshadowing
Genre
Hyperbole
Idioms
Imagery
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Personification
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Book 1, Chapter 1
Book 1, Chapter 2
Book 1, Chapter 3
Book 1, Chapter 4
Book 1, Chapter 5
Book 1, Chapter 6
Book 1, Chapter 7
Book 1, Chapter 8
Book 1, Chapter 9
Book 1, Chapter 10
Book 1, Chapter 11
Book 1, Chapter 12
Book 2, Chapter 13
Book 2, Chapter 14
Book 2, Chapter 15
Book 2, Chapter 16
Book 2, Chapter 17
Book 2, Chapter 18
Book 2, Chapter 19
Book 2, Chapter 20
Book 2, Chapter 21
Book 2, Chapter 22
Book 2, Chapter 23
Book 2, Chapter 24
Book 2, Chapter 25
Book 3, Chapter 26
Book 3, Chapter 27
Book 3, Chapter 28
Book 3, Chapter 29
Book 3, Chapter 30
Book 3, Chapter 31
Book 3, Chapter 32
Book 3, Chapter 33
Book 3, Chapter 34
Book 3, Chapter 35
Book 3, Chapter 36
Book 3, Chapter 37
Book 3, Chapter 38
Book 3, Chapter 39
Book 3, Chapter 40
Book 3, Chapter 41
Book 3, Chapter 42
Book 3, Chapter 43
Book 3, Chapter 44
Book 3, Chapter 45
Book 3, Chapter 46
Book 3, Chapter 47
Book 3, Chapter 48
Book 4, Chapter 49
Book 4, Chapter 50
Book 4, Chapter 51
Book 4, Chapter 52
Book 4, Chapter 53
Book 4, Chapter 54
Book 4, Chapter 55
Book 4, Chapter 56
Book 4, Chapter 57
Book 4, Chapter 58
Book 4, Chapter 59
Book 4, Chapter 60
Book 4, Chapter 61
Book 5, Chapter 62
Book 5, Chapter 63
Book 5, Chapter 64
Book 5, Chapter 65
Book 5, Chapter 66
Book 5, Chapter 67
Book 5, Chapter 68
Book 5, Chapter 69
Book 5, Chapter 70
Book 5, Chapter 71
Book 5, Chapter 72
Book 5, Chapter 73
Book 5, Chapter 74
Book 5, Chapter 75
Book 6, Chapter 76
Book 6, Chapter 77
Book 6, Chapter 78
Book 7
Themes
All Themes
Freedom, Growth, and Coming-of-age
Religion and Faith
Women and Sexism
Race, Racism, and Culture
Imperialism
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Nathaniel Price
Orleanna Price
Rachel Price
Adah Price
Leah Price
Ruth May Price
Anatole Ngemba
Reverend Frank Underdown
Eeben Axelroot
Tata Ndu
Tata Kuvudundu
Patrice Lumumba
Symbols
All Symbols
The Hills of Soil
Methuselah
“Bangala”
The Bow and Arrow
The Okapi
Lit Devices
All Literary Devices
Allusions
Dialect
Dramatic Irony
Foreshadowing
Genre
Hyperbole
Idioms
Imagery
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Personification
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
Theme Wheel
Theme Viz
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