World Literature 2/25/13 Today you will Review homework (to pg. 444) Character and theme quotes Meet the Natives Homework Pg. 445-474

Orleanna How and why does Orleanna finally leave Nathan and Kilanga? Leah Why is Leah sure Nathan won’t follow them? And what does she admit about “Nathan’s God” (393)? What is Leah guilty about (top of 394)? Where does Leah find forgiveness and who is she courting (396)? Where has Rachel gone (396)? Where have Adah and Orleanna gone (399)? What life has Leah chosen and why (401)?  Rachel (1yr after RM’s death; 18 years old) Describe Rachel and her life in South Africa. Adah (1 yr after RM’s death; 17 yrs old) What is life like for Orleanna and Adah in Bethlehem, Georgia?  How does Adah cope with what happened in the Congo (409)?  On pg. 410, Adah talks about herself as a martyr. Do you think she has the right to think of herself this way? Why or why not?  How did Orleanna and Adah get out of the Congo?  What was Adah’s first impression of America upon her return?  What lingering questions does Adah have about Orleanna (413)? How are Nathan and Adah similar in their guilt on pg. 413?  Explain: “Carry us, marry us, ferry us, bury us; those are our four ways to exodus, for now” (414).

Leah (3yrs after RM’s death; 19 yrs old) How did Leah wind-up in a convent in the French Congo? Where is Nathan and what is he reportedly doing (417)?  What does Leah think of the Congolese “civil” war (420)?  What does Leah say about God at the end of pg. 422?  Rachel (3 yrs after RM’s death; 20 yrs old) Describe Rachel’s idea of tolerance (424).  What is Rachel planning? Leah (4 yrs after RM’s death; 20 yrs old) Who is Agostinho Neto (431)? What news has Leah had about Nathan (435)? What does Leah admit about other missionaries she’s met (435)? What continues to be a dominating factor in Leah’s life( 436)? And what is her life like now? What does Leah still feel guilt over (437)? Adah (7 yrs since RM’s death; 23 yrs old) How is Adah “losing her slant”?  Adah talks about the “new religions” each of the Price girls has on pg. 442. What is: Orleanna’s? Leah’s? Rachel’s? What is Adah still afraid of (444)? When Adah finally asks Orleanna why she chose Ruth May on the night of the nsongonya, what is Orleanna’s answer? Does it make sense? What do you think Adah’s “new religion” might be?

Character Meetings Please take the initiative to divide yourselves up equally among the six members of the Price family, the more info you have for each character, the better off everyone will be for the Oral Test. Each group Discuss your character’s personality and define their worldview Find examples for each in the text Discuss how your character is/isn’t changing in the Congo Find examples in the text