The Poisonwood Bible 6

"I went on foot because i still had feet to carry me. Plain and simple, that was the source of out exodus: I had to keep moving...Carry us, marry us, ferry us, bury us: those are out four ways to exodus, for now." An exodus is the removal or departure from a place. Each lady of the family is described in these two sentances of how they left the Congo: "Plain and simple...I had to keep moving." All Orleanna did once Ruth May died was move move move. If she quit moving her thoughts and reality would catch up to her. She left the Congo is a hypnotized state it seemed; in a haze. "Carry us.." Adah was now the youngest of the girls and her mom "carried" her by doing all she could to finally find a ride in a banana truck for a few miles. "..marry us.." is the bargain Rachel had for flying out with Anatole and leaving her family behind. A "..ferry.." is how Leah got away because she was taken into a small boat to bring a banana truck battery to help the ferry.