Bloodchild | Afterword to Bloodchild
In the afterword to her story ‘‘Bloodchild,’’
Butler discusses the source of her inspiration for the
story and provides some valuable insight into
its meaning.
It amazes me that some people have seen ‘‘Bloodchild’’ as a story of slavery. It isn’t. It’s a number of other things, though. On one level, it’s a love story between two very different beings. On another, it’s a coming-of-age story in which a boy must absorb disturbing information and use it to make a decision that will affect the rest of his life.
On a third level, ‘‘Bloodchild’’ is my pregnant man story. I’ve always wanted to explore what it might be like for a man to be put in the most unlikely of all positions. Could I write a story in which a man...
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