The Poisonwood Bible is the story of an evangelical Baptist preacher named Nathan Price who uproots his wife and four daughters from the modern culture of America and takes them to the village of Kilanga in Belgium. Congo as missionaries. He is stubborn and obstinate in all his ways. His approach is inflexible, unsympathetic and unacceptable to the culture and customs of the people of Kilanga. Nathan Price illustrates the words of Romans 2:4 which say: “Or do you despise the riches of his lovingkindness, his patience, and his longsuffering, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance? He did not share God's goodness, but sought to spread his pious and uncompromising agenda. Instead of leading people to God, he sent them away. Price does not seek to understand people, and he and his family are ill-prepared to deal with the radically different culture and climate of which they are now a part. He overestimates the superiority of his American culture by attempting to plant a vegetable garden. He plans to support his family and teach agriculture to the natives in order to save them from malnutrition. The garden is huge but produces no fruit because there are no African pollinators for American vegetables. Leah said, “But my father only needs permission from the Savior, who is obviously very much in favor of subduing the wilderness into a garden.” His lack of research and preparation showed his arrogance and selfishness in his attempt to subjugate the Kilangan people with their western civilization. Price is overly consumed and relentless in his attempt to baptize the villagers. Mama Tituba, the Price family help becomes furious when she explains to Price why the villagers are so afraid of being baptized... middle of paper ...... sings about the death of Ruth May. His daughter Leah says, “I felt the breath of God cool on my skin. » She is going through a crisis of faith, not knowing what she currently believes about God and what she was raised to believe. Rachel says, "We're supposed to take the lead here, but it doesn't seem to me like we're responsible for anything, not ever for ourselves." This quote reveals Price's inability to convert the Kilanga through his astringent witnessing techniques. Price's intention as a missionary was to lead the masses to God. Ultimately, it was his stubbornness and refusal to change that caused him to lose his family. This also led to his death after being attacked by angry villagers who blamed him for the death of their children in the river. His efforts to lead the village to Christ ended up turning everyone away..