The very first character Kingsolver brings out is Orleanna Price. She is the mother of all the daughters or other speakers in The Poisonwood Bible. Orleanna speaks only in the present but reflects and is trapped in her past. The experiences and troubles that occurred to her in Africa haunt her every day. Orleanna longs for relief from the guilt she possesses from one of her daughters. Since this is only Book 1 the determination of which daughter she gets relief from is unclear.
Ruth May Price is the second speaker in the novel. She is the youngest out of all the daughters and asks a lot of questions. She seems to be the curious and adventurous one. Because of her age she carries an innocence about her that reflects her religion and her colorful outlook on life.
Rachel Price Is the third speaker who is the oldest out of the girls. According to the novel it portrays Rachel as being a normal teenage girl. She seems to always be paying attention to everything around her and uses clichés like “shocked to smithereens” to further her teenage appearance and personality.
Adah and Leah are twin sisters but are complete opposites. Leah seems to follow what her reverend father thinks. She is the religious one out of the two and is open to new things. When she speaks of the Congo she is very open to new experiences. Adah, the opposite, thinks of thinsg that others might have over looked. An example is that Adah is very interested in palindromes which unlike her sister Leah. Adah seems to look at life from every angle not missing a single thing.
With five very unique and different speakers in The Poisonwood Bible the plot twists and events yet to come will engage readers even further. Personalities are bound to clash and girls will fight and overpower one another. Each character possesses a different trait and that is what keeps people reading.
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