Mosquito Coast and The Poisonwood Bible

During this semester we have been reading the Poisonwood Bible. Right before spring break we watched a video entitled The Mosquito Coast. These two works are extremely similar to one another. In this book and the movie the families travel to a distant land in which they have discover new ways of living. Also in both of these the fathers are the head of the family and there is no exception to their decisions. At first it seems that their decisions are for a good cause but it soon becomes very excessive and almost crazy. It seems that the fathers have a view and idea that is so dear to them that they must follow through or they will fail themselves and those around him. The wives in both works are also extremely similar. Both women love their husbands but at points they feel that they have gone to an extreme with their decisions and also question their love with their husband when times get tough. The children in both works are also similar. In both the children are planning to escape from their family whether its the preachers jeep or Mr. Axelroot's plane. In conclusion both works are very similar despite their location and time period.