Lit Circle 3: Charachter Anayst

On this post, I would first like to talk about Leah. Most people don't like her, or even think she's a bitch for being stuck-up and a daddy's little girl. Me? I find her quite interesting. As a character, she has experienced the most growth out of all the Prices so far. While we know that Leah does the most out of all the Prices to please Nathan, and therefore shares a portion of his zealous religiosity, she also has some views that conflict deeply with Nathan's beliefs.

Of all the Prices, Leah is the one who embraces Africa the most and hopes that someday she will be able to teach the lessons of her childhood in Africa to her future children. In contrast to Leah's acceptance of Africa, Nathan is the self-centered mountain whose views are unmovable, and his personality tyrannical. I found it ironic that Nathan "smacked [Leah] hard for the sin of pride, and made her do The Verse" (156), when it is quite obviously Nathan himself that displays excessive pride the most by being so stubborn. So we see that even though Leah is the one who identifies the most with Nathan and his mission, she is also the one that loves and changes around Africa the most.

Another event in this section is the hope chest saga. While Rachel takes on the project with enthusiasm, Adah and Leah exhibit the same hopeless expectations for their futures when it comes to marriage. It's almost obvious that Rachel's idea of marriage is self-centered around her partner lavishing her and such (and I kind of hope that she takes a great fall from those high expectations). Leah on the other hand seems like a very compassionate girl who would seem successful in a loving marriage, and even though she doesn't want to get married, she does think about having a family of her own.