Moral Responsibility and Historical Guilt

The Poisonwood Bible explores themes of moral responsibility and historical guilt, particularly in the context of Western imposition on the developing world. Barbara Kingsolver delves into the complexities of characters like Orleanna, who symbolizes different shades of culpability and response to past actions. Through characters like Orleanna, Leah, and Ruth May, readers are invited to reflect on their own position in the larger historical narrative.