Have you ever felt unequal because of your gender or race? In The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, this is a prominent theme. The four women of the book all experience these in different ways and are all affected in different ways. The imbalance of genders and races in the novel shape how each of the four women view the world.
Rachel is not very affected by the families African experiences. Sadly, she still portrays very much racism. Although she made good for herself as a woman, her racism is still very clear. “The restaurant is for paying guests only, which is, needless to say, whites, since the Africans around here wouldn’t make own enough in a month(...)”(461). Rachel says this about the hotel she opened. This is a very racist
