Adah In Kingslover's The Poisonwood Bible
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In the book The Poisonwood Bible Kingslover uses abstract detail to shape the rather unique insight of Adah Price. Adah is presented as a character unlike the rest of her family. She identifies herself as the black sheep, and is considered such by the rest of the household. Rather than seeing the world in hopeful view she sees it as “Through Adah eyes, oh the world is a-boggle with colors and shapes competing for half a brains attention.”(30) The use of the phrase “competing for half a brains attention.’ Brings to question as to why the character sees herself as this incomplete human. Unlike her sister Leah Price who she compares to herself as “I am a lame gallimaufry and she remains perfect.” (33) Adah sees herself as the flawed sister and