The Poisonwood Bible is a novel written by Barbara Kingsolver, describing the life of the Price family, coming from Georgia to the Congo as a missionary family. By analyzing the cultural arrogance that Kingsolver includes in the novel, it is possible to understand the many compositions that the books bring, in relation to how people live with respect to the different geographical and economic positions of the country, why it is necessary for certain things to happen and the relationship between nature and man. Analyzing cultural arrogance allows readers to understand the book's two main perspectives and how they interact with each other. The cultural arrogance found in this book is the driving force of all the conflicts in the book, because it is the cause of conflict between nations, between the people of these nations, and last but not least, between man and nature . First, and most obviously, cultural arrogance will create conflict between people of different nations. The Price family moves to Kilanga, a village in the middle of the Congo, thinking they know better because they come from a highly educated country. This means that this family distances themselves from the rest of the village because of their way of thinking, avoiding any help from neighbors and judging their own way of life, including their religion. As a missionary family, they went to Kilanga to try to convert the locals to Christianity. However, they failed in their mission because they were unable to adapt their life and way of thinking to the life of the Congolese people, so they were unable to reach them and teach them the “correct” way of life. This arrogance occurred in a very localized area, where it couldn't affect many characters... in the middle of the card... er, and the results of this way of thinking in every corner of the story. Cited Kingsolver, B. (2005). The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel. New York: Harper Perennial. Nzongola-Ntalaja, Georges. "Patrice Lumumba: the most important assassination of the 20th century." The Guardian. Np, Jan. 17, 2011. Web. Oct. 20, 2013. Wallerstein, Immanuel, and Dennis D. Cordell. "Patrice Lumumba (Congolese politician)." Encyclopedia Britannica online. Encyclopedia Britannica, nd Web. 20 October 2013. .Eley, Tom. “World Socialist Website.” Fifty years since the murder of Patrice Lumumba. Np, 22 January 2011. Web. 20 October. 2013. .