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Author: Octavia Butler
First Published: 1979
Type of Work: Novel
Type of Plot: Science fiction
Time of Work: The early nineteenth century and 1976
Setting: The eastern shore of Maryland and Los Angeles, California
Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction, Social realism, Science fiction
Subjects: African Americans, 1970’s, Racism, South or Southerners, Nineteenth century, Slavery or slaves, Interracial relationships, Marriage, Los Angeles, Plantations or plantation life, Time travel
Locales: California, Los Angeles, CA, Maryland

Characters Discussed

Edana (Dana) Franklin, the protagonist and narrator. A newly published author, Dana is a twenty-six-year- old black woman who has been married to Kevin Franklin, also an author, for four years. Dana is a modern American woman who is suddenly transported to the antebellum South. Her knowledge of medical practices allows her to help Rufus and some of the slaves.

Kevin Franklin, Dana’s husband. Kevin, a white man, and Dana have a successful and mutually satisfying interracial marriage. When Kevin is transported to the past with Dana, he must pose as...

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