AP Literature & Composition

"Rex Minton said we better not go to the Congo on account of the cannibal natives would boil us in a pot and eat us up." correct answer: Work: The Poisionwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver Theme: contrasting regions of Congo and U.S. Analysis: Rex Minton is probably about five years old, but most American adults at this time have similarly enlightened opinions of the Congo and its people. (Cannibals, no: deadly snakes and goiters, yes.) "Bosoms may wave in the breeze, mind you, but legs ...