parallels

Between the Mosquito Coast and the Poisonwood Bible, one can see many parallels. It is interesting that both Nathan Price and the father of the family in the film have a strong passion to go to place with a paucity of resources to help make improvements and changes. Nathan drives to influence the religious aspect of people. He wants to save that Congolese out of the dark depths. His purpose for being in the Congo is more like a life investment. He's putting all this work into preaching the bible and spreading the news about God so that in they end, the Congolese can be rewarded with eternal life in heaven. Harrison Ford in the Moquito Coast is an inventor that strives to improve the life of poor villagers living in a remote area. He strongly denies the concepts of the bible because of his scientific mind set. However, he does have good knowledge of the bible. Ford's inventions and creations indeed improve the lifestyle of the poor villagers but how civilized does he want them to become? Although both thier intentions are ultimately for the better, they tend to convey their ideas in a more forceful way. Instead of making change by leading through example and gentle actions, they tell people what to do and what would happen if they don't follow their orders. They both have this state of mind that their decisions are ALWAYS right and there is no other way to do it better. But if you really want people to follow your actions shouldn't you be more approachable and flexible? Despite thier personal beliefs, it's very funny how many physical characteristics/ family simmilarities they share. Each family has four children each with a pair of twins. Only, the Price family have all girl siblings and the other family has all boys. There is one child in both families that adores their father and wants to be just like him one day. In addition, they are also of the caucasian ethnicity. Both of their wives don't seem to have much power. Ultimately, it's the men who have the final say no matter what the wives may think. Kind of like the husbands appropriate the power to themselves. I know that they want to help others but are they thinking about the best interest of their family before their passions? I don't know how to explain if what they are doing is right or wrong. It's a never ending question.