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  1. Becky

    Becky edited the characters of The Poisonwood Bible Sunday, January 27, 2013.

    • Edited a character: OrleanaOrleanna Price: MotherThe mother of 4 daughters, wifethe Price family, who feels an enormous amount of Nathan; struggles withguilt for what happens to the conflicting goals of being Nathan's wifefamily. Her daughters describe her as easily frightened, but possessing an inner power that displays itself in stressful situations. She is described as blond and blue eyed and motherwas once seen as very beautiful. There are many references to her daughters.Georgian accent.
    • Removed a character: Canyonlibrarian
    • Removed a character: Stuart Little
    • Removed a character: Robert Louis Stevenson: An author of one of the novels the girls amid the girls' limited reading material.
    • marked the description of Robert Louis Stevenson as not a spoiler
    • Removed a character: Orleanna Price: The mother of the Price family, who feels an enormous amount of guilt for what happens to the family. Her daughters describe her as easily frightened, but possessing an inner power that displays itself in stressful situations. She is described as blond and blue eyed and was once seen as very beautiful. There are many references to her Georgian accent.
    • marked the description of Orleanna Price as not a spoiler
    • Removed a character: Mama Price: Orleana Price. The mother of the Price daughters and wife to Nathan. She is constantly trying to hold her family together and keep them alive amid the cultural tension and eventual political reconstruction.
    • marked the description of Mama Price as not a spoiler
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  2. ElizaFaraday

    ElizaFaraday edited the characters of The Poisonwood Bible Sunday, December 16, 2012.

    • Edited the description of Methuselah: AThe parrot leftis used as a metaphor for how the Price family does not belong in the Congo. He is known for his swear words and is reluctant to leave the Price household once he is freed. The Price daughters feed him bits of fruit since he is unable to fly, but in the end he is eaten, most likely by Brother Fowles, excellent at imitating human speech.a cereal cat.
    • Edited the spoiler-free description of Methuselah: A parrot left by Brother Fowles, excellent at imitating human speech.
    • marked the description of Methuselah as a spoiler
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  3. ElizaFaraday

    ElizaFaraday edited the characters of The Poisonwood Bible Sunday, December 16, 2012.

    • Edited the description of Mama Price: Orleana Price. The mother of the Price daughters and wife to Nathan. She is constantly trying to hold her family together and keep them alive amid the cultural tension and eventual political reconstruction.
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  4. ElizaFaraday

    ElizaFaraday edited the characters of The Poisonwood Bible Sunday, December 16, 2012.

    • Edited the description of Robert Louis Stevenson: An author of one of the novels the girls amid the girls' limited reading material.
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  5. ElizaFaraday

    ElizaFaraday edited the characters of The Poisonwood Bible Sunday, December 16, 2012.

    • Edited the description of Patrice Lumumba: The newly elected Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo. He is viewed and commented on from afar, but is described as being very charming, with a goatee and a passionate oration.
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  6. ElizaFaraday

    ElizaFaraday edited the characters of The Poisonwood Bible Sunday, December 16, 2012.

    • Edited the description of Janna Underdown: The sheepish wife of Frank. She feels sorry for the Price family when the plot's events begin to unfold, but rarely speaks her mind. She is noted for looking plain and wearing jewelry. She is described as rather oblivious to inequality, living in a luxurious house and being affronted with her house boy, particularly when she discovers he was trying to steal a kilo of sugar.
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  7. ElizaFaraday

    ElizaFaraday edited the characters of The Poisonwood Bible Sunday, December 16, 2012.

    • Edited the description of Toorlexa Nebee: Backwards spelling of Eeben Axelroot, the pilot that delivers the Price family their supplies.
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  8. ElizaFaraday

    ElizaFaraday edited the characters of The Poisonwood Bible Sunday, December 16, 2012.

    • Edited the description of Tata Nguza: The chief of the village, he engages in many disagreements with Nathan Price regarding the implementation of Christian practices, primarily baptism in the river. He is regularly noted for wearing the rims of glasses without any lenses in them.
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  9. ElizaFaraday

    ElizaFaraday edited the characters of The Poisonwood Bible Sunday, December 16, 2012.

    • Edited the description of Tata Nguza: The chief of the village, he engages in many disagreements with Nathan Price regarding the implementation of Christian practices, primarily baptism in the river. He is regularly noted for wearing the rims of glasses without any lenses in them.
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  10. ElizaFaraday

    ElizaFaraday edited the characters of The Poisonwood Bible Sunday, December 16, 2012.

    • Edited the description of Orleanna Price: The mother of the Price family, who feels an enormous amount of guilt for what happens to the family. Her daughters describe her as easily frightened, but possessing an inner power that displays itself in stressful situations. She is described as blond and blue eyed and was once seen as very beautiful. There are many references to her Georgian accent.
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