"The Poisonwood Bible" and "Ishmael"

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This paper examines how in identifying and interpreting literary devices of "The Poisonwood Bible" and "Ishmael" , the reader gains insight into two greatly differing approaches to literary persuasion. It looks at how each novel is focused on revealing Western society's arrogant conviction of the supremacy of their own culture and how this results in the destruction of the environment and other cultures.

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"Both novels, Ishmael and The Poisonwood Bible, are political allegories that attempt to persuade an audience of the validity of a specific point of view. Each novel is focused on revealing Western society's arrogant conviction of the supremacy of their own culture and how this results in the destruction of the environment and other cultures. In identifying and interpreting the authors' use of narration, theme, symbolism and context of Ishmael and The Poisonwood Bible, the reader gains insight into two greatly differing approaches to literary persuasion."

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