The Poisonwood Bible

Throughout the story the characters are changed dramatically through the events that they experience in the Congo; the cause for this change is different in some way for all of the characters, but they all experience change. This experience that Adah has illuminates the meaning of the work as a whole as it describes a major part of the events that took place in the Congo, especially when they related to Adah. The experiences Adah had in the Congo really defined the hardships and struggles that the family had and the struggles in the book as a whole, and also the rifts that were created in the family.