Nathan's Boyfriend Quotes

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It wasn’t until Nathan started going to W.E. Waters when his views changed on his priorities. Being around his “own people” distracted him from seeing what his true goal in life was. Now, instead of focusing on his education, he instead focused on the latest trends and worried about fitting into the social scene believing that he “had to work on getting [his]

As Nathan was treated poorly throughout the story I really saw him forgive his wife time and time again throughout the book. After the death of Nathan and Ruth’s daughter Ariel their relationship was tested to the max. Ruth would isolate herself from her husband and she almost despised him for not being upset with the Lord. Ruth could not accept how Nathan turned to God because she blamed God for all of this. While Nathan was being ignored, looked as bad, or just despised by his wife, he did not fold in and say whatever I give up. Nathan had an understanding and forgiving mindset he understood why his wife felt like this. Nathan forgave his wife while she was in the progress of despises him. Nathan never acted this way towards her, he simply turned the other cheek. Nathan showed a great will power by being able to forgive his wife so easily. This spoke volumes because he simply lived his life in a forgiving manner. As Nathan showed his faith and forgiveness through the story I saw a true man of God. Nathan lived in such a way where he could forgive people for the things they did and this was because of how strong he was in his faith. Living a life like Nathan means to live a life for God. A true man of God allowed for Nathan to live a very purposeful life.

independence. Orleanna speaks out against Nathan and no longer listens to him. Orleanna explains what it was like before she stopped listening to Nathan: “Feared Him, loved Him,

Nathan Price struggles with survivor's guilt from WWII. This grief weighs him down, and it not only causes him to be hard on himself personally, it causes him to be hard on his wife and four daughters. He sees himself as a coward, however, in order to hide how he truly views himself, he shows himself off as brave and strong. In reality, Nathan is a coward for hiding himself behind God, and a selfish man for not letting himself commiserate with others. Along with trying to make himself seem like something he is not, he convinces himself that he is going to save the souls of the Congolese people using God’s power. In reality, he is just trying to save his spot in Heaven since he is so guilty about not dying in WWII. Nathan Price has a certain moral code and if anyone, including his family, disobeys it, he believes they should then be punished by God. He also thinks that God will frown upon any actions that are not centered on God. For example, Nathan does not even take the time to love his own wife and daughters. "Father would sooner watch us all perish one by one than listening to anybody but himself"

His arguments with Brother Fowles showed Nathan to be upset at the success he had with the people there. We see this determination in Nathan to show Fowles and everyone else that he can go above and beyond what he has done there. Since we never hear from Nathan’s perspective, we cannot really determine whether or not he ever just wanted to be right. This mystery can make Nathan’s character be analyzed in two different ways. Was he a truly religious man who wanted the best for everyone or did he just want to show society he was right? I believe he was both of them. Nathan truly wanted to save these people as we seen after Ruth May’s death. After realizing that she would have to spend an eternity in hell, he hoped to possibly save every other Congolese child from this suffering. But then again we see this extreme force with his actions and no remorse in what he does. At one point he sends children across the water and they all die from crocodiles. I think Nathan was mad in to be this complex character because he is a representation of so many things. Nathan helps develop so many of the thematic concepts of the novel and leaving his character open like this helps develop them more clearly. Not getting into his head makes people assume he is a bad guy. He potentially wants to help the people and should not assume that all his intentions are

Although we never hear Nathan price’s thoughts it is easy to see from the way he treats

His stubborn nature gives him the idea that the Congolese people are naked, uneducated savages. He has no ear for what his family says, or what their opinions are, and has a very “cram the word of God down your throat” way of preaching. Nathan is completely ignorant to the Congolese way of life, and language, that he doesn’t realize that he calls Jesus poisonwood in a mispronunciation of the Congolese word for precious.

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The emotional anguish shining from Booker’s dark eyes brought a lump to Tom’s throat, and before he had time to think about the consequences of his actions, he leaned forward and brushed his lips over his friend’s quivering pout. The brief contact sent a shiver of arousal down his spine, and flustered and confused by his overt display of affection, he stepped back, his face flaming red and a shy smile playing over his lips. He had no idea what had made him act so impulsively, and uncertainty quickened his pulse. His stomach rolled with a mixture of nerves and humiliation, and he quickly lowered his eyes to the floor, too embarrassed to meet Booker’s gaze. But as a lengthy silence hung in the air, he dared to peer up through his long lashes,

Nathan claims that for the sinners to truly be reborn they must first be baptized, just as Jesus said “let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness” (Matthew 3.15). However, the tribe members refuse baptism, due to the dangers lurking in the depths of its murky water. The author depicts Nathan's selfish nature through his unwillingness to accept the tribe's simple request. To illuminate how far Nathan is willing to go to spread his ideas of God, as well as his overwhelming God complex, the author sacrifices Ruth May, Nathan's youngest child. When told of her death, Nathan does not take responsibility for what happens, but instead simply says "she wasn't baptized yet," which stirs a new filmy hatred in his children, particularly Leah, who had once seen reason behind Nathan's trek to the Congo, but now sees the painful truth behind the journey. Through her father’s outlandish behavior, Leah discovers that Nathan not only physically isolates her from the beauty of the world, but also spiritually binds her to his own misconceptions of God. She “[feels] the breath of God go cold on her skin” as she realizes her father's simplistic idea of God is the driving force of her and her family’s alienation, not the Congo or the individuals who reside there. As a result to Nathan’s behavior, his family loses faith in him and flees the Congo as a civil war breaks loose, and he is left alone, and is eventually murdered for his

Since the Second World War, Nathan has been filled with a burning frenzy to pay the debt given to him by God for escaping death in the Battaan Death March –a fate the rest of his army battalion suffered– by

He reached for the sleeves without white fur trim, and ended up losing his fiancée as a result. Nathan was constantly haunted by this for more than thirty years, and waited that long to get this off of his chest. When he finally confesses to Maida that he knew which girl he was saving, it was as if a weight had been lifted off of his chest, but he will most likely still always wonder what would have happened if he had reached for Eunice’s hands.

Living by the Rules “In Congo, it seems the land owns the people” (Kingsolver 283). Barbara Kingsolver, who wrote the book The Poisonwood Bible, uses this quote to particularly mean while in other countries, rules are mandatory to obey. This quote has quite an affect on its citizens as well as newcomers. The Congo influences the general public through change and captivity/freedom.

and he became bitter and spiritless. Then he develops a special bond with Phoebe. Despite the