Personification in the Bible Personification in the Bible Personification, the attribution of human form and characteristics to abstract concepts such as nations, emotions and natural forces like seasons and the weather, is a literary device found in many ancient texts, including the Hebrew Bible and Christian New Testament. Personification is often part of allegory, parable and metaphor in the Bible. A famous example of personification is the personification of Wisdom as a woman in the Book of Proverbs, or natural forces in the Book of Job. An early example of zoomorphism in the Hebrew Bible is when sin is likened to an animal "crouching"
The Poisonwood Bible Ruth May only wants her mother to understand the concept and for her to move on. She asks for her mother to forgive herself and not live with the guilt anymore. Writing in "The New York Times", Michiko Kakutani called the book "powerful", but said the social allegories were at times "heavy-handed". John Mullan, reviewing the book in British newspaper "The Guardian", said the book was "remarkable not just for its story but also for its narrative form." "The Poisonwood Bible" was selected for Oprah's Book Club in 1999. Additionally that year, the book was a finalist for the Pulitzer