Lit Circle: Exodus

During our lit circle, my group discussed how we felt about the concluding chapter of The Poisonwood Bible. We all felt like we didn't like it as much because it broke apart the family into separate individual stories. I myself think that although it was a bit disappointing to see the family get split so far apart, we got to see their individual stories and learn about them. I don't think that they would have been able to do what they wanted if they had stayed together with Nathan. I felt that The Mosquito Coast matched the book EXACTLY, down the the death of the father. Both movie and book tried to portray the same message, I think. They both tried to show how the fathers were stuck in their own ways ignoring their families and others around them. I guess the death of both of their characters made everyone realize what the consequences of being ignorant and stuck in their own ways. I also think that Nathan definitely was sad about his family leaving him but he was too stubborn to give up. He didn't find a balance between his job and family which caused all his problems